Paramedics and other volunteers went door to door on Florida's devastated Pine Island, offering to evacuate residents only to find themselves stranded in a landscape of flooded homes without water or electricity.
only to find themselves stranded in a landscape of flooded homes without water or electricity.
A resident walks past debris on Pine Island Road following Hurricane Ian in Matlacha Isles, Florida, on Oct. 1, 2022. Pine Island has long been known for its quiet, small-town atmosphere and mangrove trees. It's a popular destination for fishing, kayaking and canoeing. Now, bleak scenes of destruction are everywhere in this shattered paradise.
Her husband, Paul Koch, stayed behind with the other dogs, and planned to leave the isolated island on a second trip. He told The Associated Press that days earlier, he didn't think they would make it, as the major hurricane raged and the house began taking on water.
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