Meteorologist Posts Viral Video Claiming to Show Coffin Floating in Hurricane Floods: 'Horrific'

Video of a Hurricane Helene-caused coffin floating away in rushing waters has gone viral after it was shared by a North Carolina meteorologist who called it “horrifying.”

The video was reportedly taken in Unicoi County, Tennessee, where floodwaters had inundated a road. The video shows a sleek black coffin floating on the raging water before disappearing from sight.

“This is terrible and heartbreaking,” WCCB meteorologist Kaitlin Wright said in the newspaper Facebook post. She added in a comment: “I feel sick when I see videos like this. For many in East Tennessee and Western North Carolina, this is real life right now. I wish I could do more.”

The video, credited to “Loren T.”, has more than 7.3 million views on Facebook and more than 265,000 views on TikTok after being shared there too @thenicey.

The viral video has not yet been independently verified.

Thousands of social media users flooded the comments sections of the videos, sharing their horror at the situation. “This is actually really heartbreaking,” one user commented on TikTok. “Prayers for everyone affected by Hurricane Helene,” another wrote on Facebook.

Others, however, decided to look at the situation with some humor, with many commenting: “One last ride.” One user commented on Facebook: “Nana is going white water rafting this morning.”

Several users shared in the videos that coffins often come with identification tags or bracelets so their remains can be returned to their families, providing some comfort to dozens of users.