Beachgoers and lifeguards discovered the wooden structure, between 80 feet to 100 feet, poking out of the sand over Thanksgiving weekend on Daytona Beach Shores.
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Florida sees rise in flesh-eating bacteria after Ian
Warm, standing water poses a danger, especially to people with open wounds, cuts or scratches.
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Florida governor eases voting rules in counties devastated by Ian
He has prioritized tightening election laws as the GOP reacted to ex-President Donald Trump’s baseless claims of fraud in the 2020 vote.
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Hurricane Ian batters southwestern Florida economy
Many snowbirds likely won’t return this year because of damage to their homes or because shops and restaurants won’t have yet fully recovered.
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Ian leaves scenes of recovery, despair on Florida coast
A few miles meant Ian, a strong Category 4 storm with 155 mph winds, was blamed for more than 100 deaths, the overwhelming majority of them in southwest Florida.
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Hurricane Ian pummeled shrimp industry already hit by cheap imports
Florida shrimpers are asking if Hurricane Ian could be the last nail in the coffin for the industry.
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As search goes on, Floridians await OK to survey Ian’s wrath
William Wellema drove all the way from New Jersey to Florida’s Gulf Coast to see if his vacation home on Fort Myers Beach survived Hurricane Ian
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Ian evacuees return to mud, rubble as death toll hits 101
The number of storm-related deaths rose to at least 101 on Thursday, eight days after the storm made landfall in southwest Florida.
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Hurricane Ian destroyed close to 8,000 homes in Cuba, damaged another 68,000, government says
According to the Office of the Presidency, 68,370 homes suffered damage in Pinar del Río alone, including 7,664 that were totally destroyed by the storm.
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Ian deals blow to Florida’s teetering insurance sector
Even before last week’s hurricane, Florida’s home insurance market was dealing with billions of dollars in losses from a string of natural disasters, rampant litigation and increasing fraud.