

Story by Bill Macchio.
Photography by Jim Curd,
Norman Lorusso and Bill Macchio.
Below, left to right:
Crews
try to figure out how to
return the Ben Sawyer Bridge
to its normal position; this
employee of Detyen’s Ship-
yard survived Hugo but died
in an automobile accident
a month later; Greater Zion
AME Church on Highway 17 in
Awendaw was damaged.
E s c a p i n g D E s t r u c t i o n
HurricaneHugo
Surviving
Satellite photo courtesy of NASA.gov