‘Out of a castaway movie’: Sheriff, deputy rescue 14-year-old from Florida floodwaters after Milton

As Hurricane Milton barreled into and across Florida, it spawned dozens of tornadoes, knocked out power to millions, damaged homes, flooded neighborhoods and led to hundreds of rescues.

Among the most dramatic was a rescue in Tampa, where Hillsborough County Sheriff Chad Chronister and a deputy found a 14-year-old boy floating on a piece of fence. Behind where he sat, water had risen almost to the roof of a home.

Full story: https://www.nbcmiami.com/news/local/out-of-a-castaway-movie-sheriff-deputy-rescue-14-year-old-from-tampa-floodwaters-after-milton/3442423/

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