A member of the Wilmington Fire Department brings in a stretcher to assist with the removal of a mother and an infant who died when a tree fell, due to Hurricane Florence, on their bedroom on Friday, Sept. 13th in Wilmington, N.C. After hours spent rescuing the father from the residence on Mercer Ave in Wilmington, N.C. unconfirmed reports of the tragic death of a mother and infant began to spread. Local officials confirmed these reports at a press briefing at the disaster command center located in the government center in Wilmington, N.C.