Thirteen deaths have been confirmed.
At least 11 people died in Pinellas County, which borders the Gulf and juts into Tampa Bay. Four of the deaths occurred on Treasure Island, Jason Beisel, the city’s public information officer, said. Bob Gualtieri, the Pinellas County Sheriff, said that two of the victims were found in Indian Rocks Beach; one in Dunedin; one in St. Pete Beach; one in Madeira Beach; one in St. Petersburg; and one in Redington Shores.
One person died on a highway in Tampa because of a falling sign, according to Gov. Ron DeSantis.
Another person was killed in Dixie County, about two hours southeast of Tallahassee, when a tree fell on a house.
– Four people, including a baby, were involved in a two-vehicle crash on Saturday.
The Gluckstadt Police Department says a vehicle was going the wrong way on I-55 near the Gluckstadt exit when it hit another vehicle head-on.
Authorities say 48-year-old Tyra Small Jackson, of Canton, died at the scene. She was an occupant of the vehicle that was hit.
Another person in the vehicle was taken to the hospital and is expected to be okay. Authorities say the baby is also expected to be okay.
Macon County Sheriff’s Office officials on Sunday composed what they said was one of the most difficult press releases they ever released.
On Friday morning, Deputy Jim Lau left his courthouse security job for lunch, a Sheriff’s Office Facebook post states. He never returned as the former Category 4 hurricane-turned-tropical storm dumped extreme rainfall in Western North Carolina.
Helene’s death count in North Carolina is by no means final. But Lau was one of dozens known to have been killed after the hurricane’s powerful remnants reached Western North Carolina, with more fatal tragedies yet to be reported or even discovered.
At least 60 people were confirmed killed in North Carolina as of Wednesday afternoon, including a 7-year-old boy in Buncombe County, according to information provided by state officials.
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