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Nearly two years after Hurricane Helene's catastrophic flooding, Washington County, Tennessee crews recovered the remains of Nancy Tucker near the Nolichucky River, confirmed by the Sheriff's Office as the last missing Helene victim in the area, closing out a more than 700-day search. Separately, Pigeon Forge was awarded $25 million from the Department of Commerce to upgrade sewer infrastructure damaged by the storm, aimed at supporting the town's tourism economy. Both developments underscore the long tail of recovery from Helene's 2024 flooding across East Tennessee, with communities still working through both human loss and infrastructure rebuilding nearly two years later.