CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCBD) --- One local couple was in the midst of Hurricane Helene's devastation near Black Mountain and Lake Lure before they made the trek back to their home in North Charleston. Sergio Riera and Chris Wolf were at their home in the mountains when they first heard the warnings of Hurricane Helene. Based on the alerts they had no idea how bad the storm would be until they were in the middle of it."It was very haunting, really bad, almost like a roar" said Riera. When they woke up the next morning, they realized they were trapped on the mountain with dozens of trees fallen onto the road."I looked right, and I see nothing but trees over the road and I just felt the feeling inside my stomach that…We're not going to get out of here," said Riera. The couple had no electricity, power, very little service and no way to get help from the outside world. Their food supplies and water were running low and wouldn't last them through the week. With the help of their neighbor who stayed behind and his chainsaw, they worked for days to clear trees from a road roughly the size of two football fields."It's the most difficult job especially when you're not used to the physical labor moving the trees and throwing the stuff out of your way it's a lot of hard work," said Wolf. After days of physical labor clearing trees, Sergio and Chris were eventually able to return home last after a risky journey navigating down destroyed paths without any service. They credit the community in the mountains for coming together in a time of crisis and helping them home. "I think up in the mountains the people there especially the ones that have been there a long time are really resilient so there wasn't really a level of panic there was a sense of community," said Wolf. In the aftermath of the storm, Sergio and Chris hope that the rural communities like theirs receive the help and rescue they need and aren't forgotten. They say there is little communication going through the mountains, so people are isolated and don't know where to get help. After coming back their goal is to spread awareness to the thousands of people who still need help as their resources run out."I don't believe that enough attention has been given to western North Carolina, Tennessee. I would encourage people to dig a little deeper and I know that its hard that some of the areas are only accessible by helicopter but there are millions of people and hundreds of communities that haven't even been touched yet," said Wolf. The couple say they will never forget this experience. "That act of selflessness that our neighbor did by staying behind completely changed my life. That person is going to forever be in our family," said Riera. You can drop off supplies here at News 2, 7 am to 7pm until Friday that will go to areas affected by Hurricane Helene.