What Greg Biffle is doing for his state is just incredible.
There are so many people who are hurting right now after the devastation from Hurricane Helene left much of North Carolina, South Carolina and Georgia underwater. Nearly 200 people have already been confirmed dead, and hundreds more are still missing as rescue crews desperately try to provide aid and reach the hardest-hit areas.
But through the tragedy, we’ve seen many in the community and across the country step up to provide aid and help those who are suffering.
One of those who’s been leading the charge is former NASCAR driver Greg Biffle, who’s been using his private helicopter to deliver supplies and Starlink internet to those who are stranded and still cut off due to the storm and resulting floods.
It all started when Biffle received a message from a friend about a family who was stranded and needed supplies:
“They were renting an Airbnb, so obviously they only had a couple days of food. It’s not like they lived there where most households would have extra supplies. They were with two young kids. They were out of food. They were out of formula. They were out of water. And there’s no power, and they’d been there for a couple of days and really needed to get out. So that’s really how this whole thing started.”
Since then, Biffle and fellow racer and YouTube personality Cleetus McFarland have been organizing flights to deliver supplies to those in need. And this afternoon, Biffle shared the location of one family that he was able to reach after they signaled to him with a mirror.
If your family is near this pin, they got my attention with a mirror flashing against the sun they are okay and we’ve dropped off supplies pic.twitter.com/xXznxistbB
— Greg Biffle (@gbiffle) October 2, 2024
Later, the NASCAR star shared a video showing the resident attempting to signal to his passing helicopter, explaining that after they got his attention he was able to land and deliver much-needed supplies including a chainsaw, EpiPens, insulin, chicken food, formula, gas, oil, and sandwiches.
The mirror that caught our attention well over a mile away 👀 only way we we were able to find someone stranded in the mountains at bottom of steep canyon. 6 attempts to land due to difficulty but we got there – got him a chainsaw, EpiPens, insulin, chicken food, formula, gas, 2… pic.twitter.com/Wdl4w7hMZM
— Greg Biffle (@gbiffle) October 3, 2024
It’s incredible what Biffle is doing for his state and for those in need at a time when so many people are hurting. Maybe we need to put him in charge of the government response and maybe things would actually get done a little faster.
