North Carolina man found safe after being in Nashville 1 hour before tornadoes

A North Carolina man has been found safe after being in Nashville an hour before the deadly tornados in Nashville. 

Police said 27-year-old Benjamin Charles Fitch was walking in Mt. Juliet, a suburb of Nashville, just 1 hour prior to the tornado. According to police, Fitch was found safe in Knoxville. 

Mt. Juliet Police Department

‪Overnight, we received a report that Benjamin Charles Fitch, of NC,… could not be located or heard from. He was was walking in Mt. Juliet 1 hour prior to the tornado, stopped by an officer, and he told the officer he was waiting on a ride back to NC.‬ His ride arrived in Mt.

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