Sheriff Carmine Marceno Press Conference From Ft. Myers Beach
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Southwest Florida Clean Up Continues Following Hurricane Ian
Southwest Florida Clean Up Continues Following Hurricane Ian
We will be cleaning up and rebuilding our beautiful community for years to come. The devastation is so widespread it’s hard to fathom when we will have our little piece of paradise back. And even then, it will never be the same.
Southwest Floridians are resilient and will get through this. We’ve seen proof of that over the last several days.
These images of our beautiful coast are extremely hard to look through.
BONITA SPRINGS, FL - OCTOBER 02: A recycler stops in the street lined with storm-damaged belongings on October 2, 2022 in Bonita Springs, Florida. The category four storm made a U.S. landfall on Cayo Costa, Florida Wednesday afternoon. (Photo by Sean Rayford/Getty Images)
BONITA SPRINGS, FL - OCTOBER 02: Lazaro Vento vacuums water at his storm-damaged home in the wake of Hurricane Ian on October 2, 2022 in Bonita Springs, Florida. The category four storm made a U.S. landfall on Cayo Costa, Florida Wednesday afternoon. Vento watched from the safety of the home's interior balconies as the storm surge filled his home with feet of water. (Photo by Sean Rayford/Getty Images)
BONITA SPRINGS, FL - OCTOBER 02: Lazaro Vento starts a generator outside his storm-damaged home in the wake of Hurricane Ian on October 2, 2022 in Bonita Springs, Florida. The category four storm made a U.S. landfall on Cayo Costa, Florida Wednesday afternoon. Vento watched from the safety of the homes interior balconies as storm surge filled his home with feet of water. (Photo by Sean Rayford/Getty Images)
BONITA SPRINGS, FL - OCTOBER 02: Lazaro Vento, right, shares a laugh while cleaning up his storm damaged home in the wake of Hurricane Ian on October 2, 2022 in Bonita Springs, Florida. The category four storm made a U.S. landfall on Cayo Costa, Florida Wednesday afternoon. Vento watched from the safety of the home's interior balconies as storm surge filled his home with feet of water. (Photo by Sean Rayford/Getty Images)
BONITA SPRINGS, FL - OCTOBER 02: People remove storm-damaged items from a home on October 2, 2022 in Bonita Springs, Florida. The category four storm made a U.S. landfall on Cayo Costa, Florida Wednesday afternoon. (Photo by Sean Rayford/Getty Images)
NAPLES, FL - OCTOBER 02: Children help clean up a home damaged by storm surge in the wake of Hurricane Ian on October 2, 2022 in Naples, Florida. The category four storm made a U.S. landfall on Cayo Costa, Florida Wednesday afternoon. (Photo by Sean Rayford/Getty Images)
NAPLES, FL - OCTOBER 02: People clean off belongings in a home damaged by storm surge in the wake of Hurricane Ian on October 2, 2022 in Naples, Florida. The category four storm made a U.S. landfall on Cayo Costa, Florida Wednesday afternoon. (Photo by Sean Rayford/Getty Images)
NAPLES, FL - OCTOBER 02: A woman holds a personal photo damaged by storm surge in the wake of Hurricane Ian on October 2, 2022 in Naples, Florida. The category four storm made a U.S. landfall on Cayo Costa, Florida Wednesday afternoon. (Photo by Sean Rayford/Getty Images)
NAPLES, FL - OCTOBER 02: A man stands in front of a home damaged by storm surge in the wake of Hurricane Ian on October 2, 2022 in Naples, Florida. The category four storm made a U.S. landfall on Cayo Costa, Florida Wednesday afternoon. (Photo by Sean Rayford/Getty Images)
NAPLES, FL - OCTOBER 02: A pile of storm-damaged isolation sits in front of a home in the wake of Hurricane Ian on October 2, 2022 in Naples, Florida. The category four storm made a U.S. landfall on Cayo Costa, Florida Wednesday afternoon. (Photo by Sean Rayford/Getty Images)
NAPLES, FL - OCTOBER 02: Clothes dry out in the lawn of a home flooded by storm surge from Hurricane Ian on October 2, 2022 in Naples, Florida. The category four storm made a U.S. landfall on Cayo Costa, Florida Wednesday afternoon. (Photo by Sean Rayford/Getty Images)
NAPLES, FL - OCTOBER 02: A man guides a displaced boat hoisted by a crane in the wake of Hurricane Ian on October 2, 2022 in Naples, Florida. The category four storm made a U.S. landfall on Cayo Costa, Florida Wednesday afternoon. (Photo by Sean Rayford/Getty Images)
FORT MYERS, FLORIDA - OCTOBER 02: (EDITOR'S NOTE: Alternate crop) Charlene Flener (L), who was displaced from her home due to damage during Hurricane Ian and who is staying temporarily at the Southwest Baptist Church, listens as Pastor Bob Kasten delivers his sermon outside the church during Sunday service on October 02, 2022 in Fort Myers, Florida. Southwest Florida continues to feel the effects of the Category 4 hurricane which caused severe damage to the region. (Photo by Win McNamee/Getty Images)
FORT MYERS, FLORIDA - OCTOBER 02: (EDITOR'S NOTE: Alternate crop) Pastor Bob Kasten delivers his sermon during Sunday services outside the Southwest Baptist Church which was damaged during Hurricane Ian on October 02, 2022 in Fort Myers, Florida. Southwest Florida continues to feel the effects of the Category 4 hurricane which caused severe damage to the region. (Photo by Win McNamee/Getty Images)
NAPLES, FL - OCTOBER 02: Jane Cihon, left, and her fiancé, Joe Selvaggio, sort through her family photos damaged by the storm surge from Hurricane Ian on October 2, 2022 in Naples, Florida. The category four storm made a U.S. landfall on Cayo Costa, Florida Wednesday afternoon. (Photo by Sean Rayford/Getty Images)
NAPLES, FL - OCTOBER 02: Coconuts are collected near a fallen palm tree in a storm damaged neighborhood in the wake of Hurricane Ian on October 2, 2022 in Naples, Florida. The category four storm made a U.S. landfall on Cayo Costa, Florida Wednesday afternoon. (Photo by Sean Rayford/Getty Images)
NAPLES, FL - OCTOBER 02: A man tows storm damaged cars in the wake of Hurricane Ian on October 2, 2022 in Naples, Florida. The category four storm made a U.S. landfall on Cayo Costa, Florida Wednesday afternoon. (Photo by Sean Rayford/Getty Images)
NAPLES, FL - OCTOBER 02: Piles of belongings trashed by the storm surge from Hurricane Ian surround a stop sign on October 2, 2022 in Naples, Florida. The category four storm made a U.S. landfall on Cayo Costa, Florida Wednesday afternoon. (Photo by Sean Rayford/Getty Images)
NAPLES, FL - OCTOBER 02: A sign reading, "Loot and I Shoot", sits ourtside a storm-damaged home in the wake of Hurricane Ian on October 2, 2022 in Naples, Florida. The category four storm made a U.S. landfall on Cayo Costa, Florida Wednesday afternoon. (Photo by Sean Rayford/Getty Images)
NAPLES, FL - OCTOBER 02: Jane Cihon sorts through family photos damaged by storm surge from Hurricane Ian on October 2, 2022 in Naples, Florida. The category four storm made a U.S. landfall on Cayo Costa, Florida Wednesday afternoon. (Photo by Sean Rayford/Getty Images)
NAPLES, FL - OCTOBER 02: A man walks a dog past piles of belongings trashed by the storm surge from Hurricane Ian on October 2, 2022 in Naples, Florida. The category four storm made a U.S. landfall on Cayo Costa, Florida Wednesday afternoon. (Photo by Sean Rayford/Getty Images)
PINE ISLAND, FLORIDA - OCTOBER 02: Nicole Gaston helps her father, Mark Bethel, evacuate from the island on October 02, 2022 in Pine Island, Florida. Residents are being encouraged to leave because the only road onto the island is impassable and electricity and water remain knocked out after Hurricane Ian passed through the area. (Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images)
PINE ISLAND, FLORIDA - OCTOBER 02: A Florida Army National Guard helicopter prepares to land as Madeline Thayer walks to an evacuation center on the island on October 02, 2022 in Pine Island, Florida. Residents are being encouraged to leave because the only road onto the island is impassable and electricity and water remain knocked out after Hurricane Ian passed through the area. (Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images)
PINE ISLAND, FLORIDA - OCTOBER 02: Mary Wolfe (C) looks for items being given out at a donation center on October 02, 2022 in Pine Island, Florida. Residents are being encouraged to leave because the only road onto the island is impassable and electricity and water remain knocked out after Hurricane Ian passed through the area. (Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images)
PINE ISLAND, FLORIDA - OCTOBER 02: (L-R) Tom O'Sullivan his dog Jack and Harry Marquard prepare to be evacuated in a Florida Army National Guard helicopter on October 02, 2022 in Pine Island, Florida. Residents are being encouraged to leave because the only road onto the island is impassable and electricity and water remain knocked out after Hurricane Ian passed through the area. (Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images)
PINE ISLAND, FLORIDA - OCTOBER 02: (L-R) Tom O'Sullivan his dog Jack and Harry Marquard prepare to be evacuated in a Florida Army National Guard helicopter on October 02, 2022 in Pine Island, Florida. Residents are being encouraged to leave because the only road onto the island is impassable and electricity and water remain knocked out after Hurricane Ian passed through the area. (Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images)
PINE ISLAND, FLORIDA - OCTOBER 02: (L-R) Tom O'Sullivan his dog Jack and Harry Marquard prepare to be evacuated in a Florida Army National Guard helicopter on October 02, 2022 in Pine Island, Florida. Residents are being encouraged to leave because the only road onto the island is impassable and electricity and water remain knocked out after Hurricane Ian passed through the area. (Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images)
PINE ISLAND, FLORIDA - OCTOBER 02: Harry Marquard sits at an evacuation center as he prepares to be evacuated in a Florida Army National Guard helicopter on October 02, 2022 in Pine Island, Florida. Residents are being encouraged to leave because the only road onto the island is impassable and electricity and water remain knocked out after Hurricane Ian passed through the area. (Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images)
PINE ISLAND, FLORIDA - OCTOBER 02: Xavier Pinero and his cat are evacuated from the island by boat on October 02, 2022 in Pine Island, Florida. Residents are being encouraged to leave because the only road onto the island is impassable and electricity and water remain knocked out after Hurricane Ian passed through the area. (Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images)
PINE ISLAND, FLORIDA - OCTOBER 02: Residents are evacuated from the island by boat on October 02, 2022 in Pine Island, Florida. Residents are being encouraged to leave because the only road onto the island is impassable and electricity and water remain knocked out after Hurricane Ian passed through the area. (Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images)
PINE ISLAND, FLORIDA - OCTOBER 02: Residents are driven to where they will be evacuated by boat on October 02, 2022 in Pine Island, Florida. Residents are being encouraged to leave because the only road onto the island is impassable and electricity and water remain knocked out after Hurricane Ian passed through the area. (Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images)
PINE ISLAND, FLORIDA - OCTOBER 02: A Florida Army National Guard chinook lands to deliver supplies and evacuate residents on October 02, 2022 in Pine Island, Florida. Residents of the island are being encouraged to leave due to the only road onto the island was made impassable and the electricity and water were knocked out when hurricane Ian passed through the area. (Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images)
PINE ISLAND, FLORIDA - OCTOBER 02: Residents load onto a bus to be driven to an evacuation boat on October 02, 2022 in Pine Island, Florida. Residents are being encouraged to leave because the only road onto the island is impassable and electricity and water remain knocked out after Hurricane Ian passed through the area. (Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images)
PINE ISLAND, FLORIDA - OCTOBER 02: Dr. Karen Calkins (L) and Ricki Jackson help Ced Franklin onto a bus to be driven to an evacuation boat on October 02, 2022 in Pine Island, Florida. Residents are being encouraged to leave because the only road onto the island is impassable and electricity and water remain knocked out after Hurricane Ian passed through the area. (Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images)
PINE ISLAND, FLORIDA - OCTOBER 02: Catherine Bhinder is helped out of a truck as she arrives at an evacuation center on October 02, 2022 in Pine Island, Florida. Residents are being encouraged to leave because the only road onto the island is impassable and electricity and water remain knocked out after Hurricane Ian passed through the area. (Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images)
PINE ISLAND, FLORIDA - OCTOBER 02: (L-R) Lisa West, Ray West, and Lucia West wait to be transported off the island at an evacuation center on October 02, 2022 in Pine Island, Florida. Residents are being encouraged to leave because the only road onto the island is impassable and electricity and water remain knocked out after Hurricane Ian passed through the area. (Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images)
PINE ISLAND, FLORIDA - OCTOBER 02: People look for gas at a distribution center on October 02, 2022 in Pine Island, Florida. Residents are being encouraged to leave because the only road onto the island is impassable and electricity and water remain knocked out after Hurricane Ian passed through the area. (Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images)
CAPE CORAL, FLORIDA - OCTOBER 02: People lineup as they wait for the Publix supermarket to open after hurricane Ian passed through the area on October 2, 2022 in Cape Coral, Florida. The hurricane brought high winds, storm surge and rain to the area causing severe damage. (Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images)
CAPE CORAL, FLORIDA - OCTOBER 02: People line up as they wait for the Publix supermarket to open after Hurricane Ian passed through the area on October 2, 2022 in Cape Coral, Florida. The hurricane brought high winds, storm surge and rain to the area causing severe damage. (Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images)
PINE ISLAND, FLORIDA - OCTOBER 02: Charlie Russell (L) and Brian Lewis ride in the back of a truck to where they will board a boat to be evacuated from the island on October 02, 2022 in Pine Island, Florida. Residents are being encouraged to leave because the only road onto the island is impassable and electricity and water remain knocked out after Hurricane Ian passed through the area. (Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images)
PINE ISLAND, FLORIDA - OCTOBER 02: Residents walk to where there are evacuation boats as they leave on October 02, 2022 in Pine Island, Florida. Residents are being encouraged to leave because the only road onto the island is impassable and electricity and water remain knocked out after Hurricane Ian passed through the area. (Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images)
PINE ISLAND, FLORIDA - OCTOBER 02: Search and Rescue personnel ride in be back of a truck on October 02, 2022 in Pine Island, Florida. Residents are being encouraged to leave because the only road onto the island is impassable and electricity and water remain knocked out after Hurricane Ian passed through the area. (Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images)
PINE ISLAND, FLORIDA - OCTOBER 02: Members of Florida Army National Guard arrive on October 02, 2022 in Pine Island, Florida. Residents are being encouraged to leave because the only road onto the island is impassable and electricity and water remain knocked out after Hurricane Ian passed through the area. (Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images)
PINE ISLAND, FLORIDA - OCTOBER 02: A Florida Army National Guard helicopter lifts off as they evacuate residents on October 02, 2022 in Pine Island, Florida. Residents are being encouraged to leave because the only road onto the island is impassable and electricity and water remain knocked out after Hurricane Ian passed through the area. (Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images)
PINE ISLAND, FLORIDA - OCTOBER 02: Tom O'Sullivan and his dog Jack look on as a Florida National Guard chinook lands as they prepare to be evacuated on October 02, 2022 in Pine Island, Florida. Residents are being encouraged to leave because the only road onto the island is impassable and electricity and water remain knocked out after Hurricane Ian passed through the area. (Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images)
PINE ISLAND, FLORIDA - OCTOBER 02: Ricki Jackson sits with Ced Franklin (L) before she boards a bus to be driven to an evacuation boat on October 02, 2022 in Pine Island, Florida. Residents are being encouraged to leave because the only road onto the island is impassable and electricity and water remain knocked out after Hurricane Ian passed through the area. (Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images)
PINE ISLAND, FLORIDA - OCTOBER 02: Joann Vollmar (L) and Frank Vollmar walk along a dock after being evacuated on October 02, 2022 in Pine Island, Florida. Residents are being encouraged to leave because the only road onto the island is impassable and electricity and water remain knocked out after Hurricane Ian passed through the area. (Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images)
PINE ISLAND, FLORIDA - OCTOBER 02: Residents are evacuated from the island by boats on October 02, 2022 in Pine Island, Florida. Residents are being encouraged to leave because the only road onto the island is impassable and electricity and water remain knocked out after Hurricane Ian passed through the area. (Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images)
PINE ISLAND, FLORIDA - OCTOBER 02: Residents are evacuated from the island by boats on October 02, 2022 in Pine Island, Florida. Residents are being encouraged to leave because the only road onto the island is impassable and electricity and water remain knocked out after Hurricane Ian passed through the area. (Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images)
PINE ISLAND, FLORIDA - OCTOBER 02: Residents make their way to a boat to be evacuate from the island on October 02, 2022 in Pine Island, Florida. Residents of the island are being encouraged to leave because the only road onto the island is impassable and electricity and water remain knocked out after Hurricane Ian passed through the area. (Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images)
PINE ISLAND, FLORIDA - OCTOBER 02: Residents are wait to be evacuated from the island by boats on October 02, 2022 in Pine Island, Florida. Residents are being encouraged to leave because the only road onto the island is impassable and electricity and water remain knocked out after Hurricane Ian passed through the area. (Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images)
PINE ISLAND, FLORIDA - OCTOBER 02: Residents make their way to a boat to be evacuate from the island on October 02, 2022 in Pine Island, Florida. Residents are being encouraged to leave because the only road onto the island is impassable and electricity and water remain knocked out after Hurricane Ian passed through the area. (Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images)
FORT MYERS, FLORIDA - OCTOBER 02: Florida Army National Guard members unload supplies from a helicopter on October 02, 2022 in Pine Island, Florida. Residents of the island are being encouraged to leave because the only road onto the island is impassable and electricity and water remain knocked out after Hurricane Ian passed through the area. (Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images)
PINE ISLAND, FLORIDA - OCTOBER 02: (L-R) Tom O'Sullivan along with his dog Jack and Harry Marquard prepare to be evacuated in a Florida Army National Guard helicopter on October 02, 2022 in Pine Island, Florida. Residents of the island are being encouraged to leave because the only road onto the island is impassable and electricity and water remain knocked out after Hurricane Ian passed through the area. (Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images)
FORT MYERS BEACH, FLORIDA - OCTOBER 02: In this aerial view, the destruction left in the wake of Hurricane Ian is shown on October 02, 2022 in Fort Myers Beach, Florida. Fort Myers Beach sustained severe damage by the Category 4 hurricane which caused extensive damage to the southwest portion of Florida. (Photo by Win McNamee/Getty Images)
FORT MYERS BEACH, FLORIDA - OCTOBER 02: In this aerial view, the destruction left in the wake of Hurricane Ian is shown on October 02, 2022 in Fort Myers Beach, Florida. Fort Myers Beach sustained severe damage by the Category 4 hurricane which caused extensive damage to the southwest portion of Florida. (Photo by Win McNamee/Getty Images)
FORT MYERS BEACH, FLORIDA - OCTOBER 02: In this aerial view, the destruction left in the wake of Hurricane Ian is shown on October 02, 2022 in Fort Myers Beach, Florida. Fort Myers Beach sustained severe damage by the Category 4 hurricane which caused extensive damage to the southwest portion of Florida. (Photo by Win McNamee/Getty Images)
FORT MYERS BEACH, FLORIDA - OCTOBER 02: In this aerial view, the destruction left in the wake of Hurricane Ian is shown on October 02, 2022 in Fort Myers Beach, Florida. Fort Myers Beach sustained severe damage by the Category 4 hurricane which caused extensive damage to the southwest portion of Florida. (Photo by Win McNamee/Getty Images)
FORT MYERS BEACH, FLORIDA - OCTOBER 02: In this aerial view, the destruction left in the wake of Hurricane Ian is shown on October 02, 2022 in Fort Myers Beach, Florida. Fort Myers Beach sustained severe damage by the Category 4 hurricane which caused extensive damage to the southwest portion of Florida. (Photo by Win McNamee/Getty Images)