72-year-old Deltona man dies after going out into Hurricane Ian to drain his pool
Updated: 9:39 AM EDT Sep 29, 2022
72-year-old Deltona man dies after going out into Hurricane Ian to drain his pool
Updated: 9:39 AM EDT Sep 29, 2022
HE IS MONITORING THE LATEST FROM VOLUSIA COUNTY. JASON: WE ARE GETTING UPDATES ON THAT 72-YEAR-OLD MAN WHO DIED. ROUGHLY 1:00 THIS MORNING DURING THE STORM, HE WAS LOOKING TO DRAIN HIS POOL, A PORT -- LOOKING TO DRAIN HIS POOL, ACCORDING TO HIS WIFE. SHE MADE THE CALL BECAUSE HE DIDN’T COME BACK INSIDE THE HOME. DEPUTIES SAY THEY FOUND HIS BODY IN CAN NOW BEHIND THE HOUSE. THE MAN WAS USING A HOSE TRYING TO DRAIN WATER FROM THE POOL AND GETTING IT TO GO DOWN A HILL OF WHAT IS A 30 FOOT WIDE -- THIS IS THE FIRST STORM-RELATED DEATHS. A 72-YEAR-OLD DELTONA MAN. WE ARE ALSO SEEING -- WE ARE ALSO HEARING SEVERAL REPORTS OF DEATHS IN LEE COUNTY. WE
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72-year-old Deltona man dies after going out into Hurricane Ian to drain his pool
Updated: 9:39 AM EDT Sep 29, 2022
A Deltona man died overnight after he ventured outside during Hurricane Ian.According to Volusia County Sheriff's Office, the 72-year-old man went outside during the storm to drain his pool.Investigators believe he was using a hose to drain the pool down a hill and into a 30-foot-wide canal, where a steep decline into the water was extremely soft and slippery due to the heavy rain.The man's wife called deputies to their home on Poinciana Lane near Lake Bethel around 1 a.m. after he didn't return from outside. While searching for him, deputies found his flashlight, then spotted him unresponsive in the canal.First responders tried to revive the man, but he was pronounced dead at the hospital.
DELTONA, Fla. —
A Deltona man died overnight after he ventured outside during Hurricane Ian.
According to Volusia County Sheriff's Office, the 72-year-old man went outside during the storm to drain his pool.
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Investigators believe he was using a hose to drain the pool down a hill and into a 30-foot-wide canal, where a steep decline into the water was extremely soft and slippery due to the heavy rain.
The man's wife called deputies to their home on Poinciana Lane near Lake Bethel around 1 a.m. after he didn't return from outside.
While searching for him, deputies found his flashlight, then spotted him unresponsive in the canal.
First responders tried to revive the man, but he was pronounced dead at the hospital.