Woman swept into Atlantic Ocean by Hurricane Ian storm surge, report says
TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) — A 68-year-old woman died after she was swept into the Atlantic Ocean by powerful storm surges during the height of Hurricane Ian’s wrath in Volusia County, reports said.
According to NBC affiliate WESH, the woman’s tragic death marked the third deadly incident reported in the oceanside county in the days following Ian’s aftermath.
Volusia Beach officials said the unidentified woman from Kentucky was pulled into the ocean by storm surge Thursday as her family ventured out near Ormond Beach to watch as the worst of Hurricane Ian battered the east coast of the state.
Officials said the woman was swept into the water but quickly rescued by her son. WESH reported that the two...
