Florida Man Dies After Going Out To Drain His Pool During Hurricane Ian

A man has been reported dead after he went outside his home to drain his pool during Hurricane Ian in Deltona, Florida on Thursday, Sept. 29.

Deputies responded to a home on Poinciana Lane near Lake Bethel at around 1 a.m. on Thursday, Sept. 29, after the 72-year-old victim’s wife reported that her husband disappeared after heading outside during the hurricane. When the officers searched around the house for him, the deputies found his flashlight and then spotted the 72-year-old victim lying unresponsive in a canal behind the home, FOX 35 Orlando reported.

Investigators believe that the victim was using a hose to drain his pool down a hill and into a 30-foot-wide canal. However, due to the heavy rain, the steep decline into the water had become extremely soft and slippery resulting in the accident.

Several deputies then pulled the victim from the water. After pulling the victim from the canal, the officers performed CPR on the victim until paramedics arrived. However, despite their efforts, the victim could not be revived and the man was pronounced dead, WFLA News reported.

Similarly, a Cuban migrant boat sank in Stock Island, Florida, leaving 20 people missing as Hurricane Ian unleashed its wrath on Florida, Latin Times reported.

Initially, 23 people were missing. However, three of them were later rescued and taken to the nearest hospital to be treated for exhaustion and dehydration. Meanwhile, four other Cuban migrants swam on their own to safety and were hospitalized.

The storm’s fury brought extreme rains and winds plunging some 660,000 people into darkness before 2:30 p.m. ET on Wednesday, Sept. 28. Barely two hours later, around 1 million people were without power and by 7 p.m., electricity in the homes of more than 1.5 million people was knocked out.

Nearly every resident in counties like DeSoto, Charlotte, and Lee was left in the dark as of Wednesday evening.

Hurricane Ian also lashed out in Cuba on Tuesday, causing violent winds and flooding on the western end of the island.

A woman died due to a collapsed wall in the hurricane. Meanwhile, the hurricane also killed a man after a roof fell over him.