On Thursday morning, Lee County Sheriff Carmine Marceno took a tour of Lee County to begin assessing the damage caused by Hurricane Ian.
“We are devastated. Our hearts go out to every resident who is impacted. The Lee County Sheriff’s Office is mobile and will stop at nothing to help our residents,” said Marceno.
“We will get through this together. We are one community and we will overcome this tragedy,” Marceno added.
Authorities confirmed at least one storm death in Florida, a 72-year-old man in Deltona who fell into a canal while using a hose to drain his pool in the heavy rain, the Volusia County Sheriff’s Office said. Another person died in Cuba after Ian struck there.
Marceno said that while he lacked any details, he believed the death toll would be “in the hundreds.” Gov. Ron DeSantis later said that toll was not confirmed and was likely an estimate based on 911 calls.
Photos and video emerged showing damage and debris in aftermath of the monster storm.
A video taken by Twitter user Bobby Pratt shows Fort Myers beach in the aftermath of Hurricane Ian.
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