Excavator crews are clawing heavy debris left over from Hurricane Helene out of Douglas Lake in a race for the summer season.

Clean up efforts continue on Douglas Lake, nearly five months after Hurricane Helene hit East Tennessee. The Tennessee Valley Authority told 6 News crews have logged nearly 70,000 miles on the clean up project.

See the progress TVA and TEMA are making to remove Hurricane Helene debris from Douglas Lake. Brianna Paciorka. Aerial video of snow-covered rural Tennessee