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Hurricane Ian sweeps away homes, memories on barrier islands

Eric Siefert, right, and his wife, Vera, wait for a ride after being rescued off of Sanibel Island by rescue personnel Thursday, Sept. 29, 2022, in Fort Myers, Fla. (AP Photo/Steve Helber) Eric Siefert, right, and his wife, Vera, wait for a ride after being rescued off of Sanibel Island by rescue personnel Thursday, Sept. 29, 2022, in Fort Myers, Fla. (AP Photo/Steve Helber) Eric Siefert, right, and his wife, Vera, wait for a ride after being rescued off of Sanibel Island by rescue personnel Thursday, Sept. 29, 2022, in Fort Myers, Fla. (AP Photo/Steve Helber) Eric Siefert, right, and his wife, Vera, wait for a ride after being rescued off of Sanibel Island by rescue personnel Thursday, Sept. 29, 2022, in Fort Myers, Fla. (AP Photo/Steve Helber) Eric Siefert, right, and his wife, Vera, wait for a ride after being rescued off of Sanibel Island by rescue personnel Thursday, Sept. 29, 2022, in Fort Myers, Fla. (AP Photo/Steve Helber) Eric Siefert, right, and his wife, Vera, wait for a ride after being rescued off of Sanibel Island by rescue personnel Thursday, Sept. 29, 2022, in Fort Myers, Fla. (AP Photo/Steve Helber) Eric Siefert, right, and his wife, Vera, wait for a ride after being rescued off of Sanibel Island by rescue personnel Thursday, Sept. 29, 2022, in Fort Myers, Fla. (AP Photo/Steve Helber) Eric Siefert, right, and his wife, Vera, wait for a ride after being rescued off of Sanibel Island by rescue personnel Thursday, Sept. 29, 2022, in Fort Myers, Fla. (AP Photo/Steve Helber) Eric Siefert, right, and his wife, Vera, wait for a ride after being rescued off of Sanibel Island by rescue personnel Thursday, Sept. 29, 2022, in Fort Myers, Fla. (AP Photo/Steve Helber) Eric Siefert, right, and his wife, Vera, wait for a ride after being rescued off of Sanibel Island by rescue personnel Thursday, Sept. 29, 2022, in Fort Myers, Fla. (AP Photo/Steve Helber) Eric Siefert, right, and his wife, Vera, wait for a ride after being rescued off of Sanibel Island by rescue personnel Thursday, Sept. 29, 2022, in Fort Myers, Fla. (AP Photo/Steve Helber) Eric Siefert, right, and his wife, Vera, wait for a ride after being rescued off of Sanibel Island by rescue personnel Thursday, Sept. 29, 2022, in Fort Myers, Fla. (AP Photo/Steve Helber) Eric Siefert, right, and his wife, Vera, wait for a ride after being rescued off of Sanibel Island by rescue personnel Thursday, Sept. 29, 2022, in Fort Myers, Fla. (AP Photo/Steve Helber) Eric Siefert, right, and his wife, Vera, wait for a ride after being rescued off of Sanibel Island by rescue personnel Thursday, Sept. 29, 2022, in Fort Myers, Fla. (AP Photo/Steve Helber) Eric Siefert, right, and his wife, Vera, wait for a ride after being rescued off of Sanibel Island by rescue personnel Thursday, Sept. 29, 2022, in Fort Myers, Fla. (AP Photo/Steve Helber) Eric Siefert, right, and his wife, Vera, wait for a ride after being rescued off of Sanibel Island by rescue personnel Thursday, Sept. 29, 2022, in Fort Myers, Fla. (AP Photo/Steve Helber) Eric Siefert, right, and his wife, Vera, wait for a ride after being rescued off of Sanibel Island by rescue personnel Thursday, Sept. 29, 2022, in Fort Myers, Fla. (AP Photo/Steve Helber) Eric Siefert, right, and his wife, Vera, wait for a ride after being rescued off of Sanibel Island by rescue personnel Thursday, Sept. 29, 2022, in Fort Myers, Fla. (AP Photo/Steve Helber) Eric Siefert, right, and his wife, Vera, wait for a ride after being rescued off of Sanibel Island by rescue personnel Thursday, Sept. 29, 2022, in Fort Myers, Fla. (AP Photo/Steve Helber) Eric Siefert, right, and his wife, Vera, wait for a ride after being rescued off of Sanibel Island by rescue personnel Thursday, Sept. 29, 2022, in Fort Myers, Fla. (AP Photo/Steve Helber) Eric Siefert, right, and his wife, Vera, wait for a ride after being rescued off of Sanibel Island by rescue personnel Thursday, Sept. 29, 2022, in Fort Myers, Fla. (AP Photo/Steve Helber) Eric Siefert, right, and his wife, Vera, wait for a ride after being rescued off of Sanibel Island by rescue personnel Thursday, Sept. 29, 2022, in Fort Myers, Fla. (AP Photo/Steve Helber) Eric Siefert, right, and his wife, Vera, wait for a ride after being rescued off of Sanibel Island by rescue personnel Thursday, Sept. 29, 2022, in Fort Myers, Fla. (AP Photo/Steve Helber) Eric Siefert, right, and his wife, Vera, wait for a ride after being rescued off of Sanibel Island by rescue personnel Thursday, Sept. 29, 2022, in Fort Myers, Fla. (AP Photo/Steve Helber) Eric Siefert, right, and his wife, Vera, wait for a ride after being rescued off of Sanibel Island by rescue personnel Thursday, Sept. 29, 2022, in Fort Myers, Fla. (AP Photo/Steve Helber) Eric Siefert, right, and his wife, Vera, wait for a ride after being rescued off of Sanibel Island by rescue personnel Thursday, Sept. 29, 2022, in Fort Myers, Fla. (AP Photo/Steve Helber) Eric Siefert, right, and his wife, Vera, wait for a ride after being rescued off of Sanibel Island by rescue personnel Thursday, Sept. 29, 2022, in Fort Myers, Fla. (AP Photo/Steve Helber) Eric Siefert, right, and his wife, Vera, wait for a ride after being rescued off of Sanibel Island by rescue personnel Thursday, Sept. 29, 2022, in Fort Myers, Fla. (AP Photo/Steve Helber) Eric Siefert, right, and his wife, Vera, wait for a ride after being rescued off of Sanibel Island by rescue personnel Thursday, Sept. 29, 2022, in Fort Myers, Fla. (AP Photo/Steve Helber) Eric Siefert, right, and his wife, Vera, wait for a ride after being rescued off of Sanibel Island by rescue personnel Thursday, Sept. 29, 2022, in Fort Myers, Fla. (AP Photo/Steve Helber) Trailer park residents talk in a flooded area after Hurricane Ian passed by Thursday, Sept. 29, 2022, in Fort Myers, Fla. (AP Photo/Steve Helber) Eric Siefert, right, and his wife, Vera, wait for a ride after being rescued off of Sanibel Island by rescue personnel Thursday, Sept. 29, 2022, in Fort Myers, Fla. (AP Photo/Steve Helber) Eric Siefert, right, and his wife, Vera, wait for a ride after being rescued off of Sanibel Island by rescue personnel Thursday, Sept. 29, 2022, in Fort Myers, Fla. (AP Photo/Steve Helber) Trailer park residents talk in a flooded area after Hurricane Ian passed by Thursday, Sept. 29, 2022, in Fort Myers, Fla. (AP Photo/Steve Helber) Eric Siefert, right, and his wife, Vera, wait for a ride after being rescued off of Sanibel Island by rescue personnel Thursday, Sept. 29, 2022, in Fort Myers, Fla. (AP Photo/Steve Helber) Eric Siefert, right, and his wife, Vera, wait for a ride after being rescued off of Sanibel Island by rescue personnel Thursday, Sept. 29, 2022, in Fort Myers, Fla. (AP Photo/Steve Helber) Trailer park residents talk in a flooded area after Hurricane Ian passed by Thursday, Sept. 29, 2022, in Fort Myers, Fla. (AP Photo/Steve Helber) Eric Siefert, right, and his wife, Vera, wait for a ride after being rescued off of Sanibel Island by rescue personnel Thursday, Sept. 29, 2022, in Fort Myers, Fla. (AP Photo/Steve Helber) Eric Siefert, right, and his wife, Vera, wait for a ride after being rescued off of Sanibel Island by rescue personnel Thursday, Sept. 29, 2022, in Fort Myers, Fla. (AP Photo/Steve Helber) Trailer park residents talk in a flooded area after Hurricane Ian passed by Thursday, Sept. 29, 2022, in Fort Myers, Fla. (AP Photo/Steve Helber) Eric Siefert, right, and his wife, Vera, wait for a ride after being rescued off of Sanibel Island by rescue personnel Thursday, Sept. 29, 2022, in Fort Myers, Fla. (AP Photo/Steve Helber) Eric Siefert, right, and his wife, Vera, wait for a ride after being rescued off of Sanibel Island by rescue personnel Thursday, Sept. 29, 2022, in Fort Myers, Fla. (AP Photo/Steve Helber) Trailer park residents talk in a flooded area after Hurricane Ian passed by Thursday, Sept. 29, 2022, in Fort Myers, Fla. (AP Photo/Steve Helber) Eric Siefert, right, and his wife, Vera, wait for a ride after being rescued off of Sanibel Island by rescue personnel Thursday, Sept. 29, 2022, in Fort Myers, Fla. (AP Photo/Steve Helber) Eric Siefert, right, and his wife, Vera, wait for a ride after being rescued off of Sanibel Island by rescue personnel Thursday, Sept. 29, 2022, in Fort Myers, Fla. (AP Photo/Steve Helber) Trailer park residents talk in a flooded area after Hurricane Ian passed by Thursday, Sept. 29, 2022, in Fort Myers, Fla. (AP Photo/Steve Helber) Eric Siefert, right, and his wife, Vera, wait for a ride after being rescued off of Sanibel Island by rescue personnel Thursday, Sept. 29, 2022, in Fort Myers, Fla. (AP Photo/Steve Helber) Eric Siefert, right, and his wife, Vera, wait for a ride after being rescued off of Sanibel Island by rescue personnel Thursday, Sept. 29, 2022, in Fort Myers, Fla. (AP Photo/Steve Helber) Trailer park residents talk in a flooded area after Hurricane Ian passed by Thursday, Sept. 29, 2022, in Fort Myers, Fla. (AP Photo/Steve Helber) Eric Siefert, right, and his wife, Vera, wait for a ride after being rescued off of Sanibel Island by rescue personnel Thursday, Sept. 29, 2022, in Fort Myers, Fla. (AP Photo/Steve Helber) Eric Siefert, right, and his wife, Vera, wait for a ride after being rescued off of Sanibel Island by rescue personnel Thursday, Sept. 29, 2022, in Fort Myers, Fla. (AP Photo/Steve Helber) Trailer park residents talk in a flooded area after Hurricane Ian passed by Thursday, Sept. 29, 2022, in Fort Myers, Fla. (AP Photo/Steve Helber) Eric Siefert, right, and his wife, Vera, wait for a ride after being rescued off of Sanibel Island by rescue personnel Thursday, Sept. 29, 2022, in Fort Myers, Fla. (AP Photo/Steve Helber) Eric Siefert, right, and his wife, Vera, wait for a ride after being rescued off of Sanibel Island by rescue personnel Thursday, Sept. 29, 2022, in Fort Myers, Fla. (AP Photo/Steve Helber) Trailer park residents talk in a flooded area after Hurricane Ian passed by Thursday, Sept. 29, 2022, in Fort Myers, Fla. (AP Photo/Steve Helber) Holly Nugyn walks out of her flooded neighborhood after Hurricane Ian passed by the area Thursday, Sept. 29, 2022, in Fort Myers, Fla. (AP Photo/Steve Helber) Eric Siefert, right, and his wife, Vera, wait for a ride after being rescued off of Sanibel Island by rescue personnel Thursday, Sept. 29, 2022, in Fort Myers, Fla. (AP Photo/Steve Helber) Eric Siefert, right, and his wife, Vera, wait for a ride after being rescued off of Sanibel Island by rescue personnel Thursday, Sept. 29, 2022, in Fort Myers, Fla. (AP Photo/Steve Helber) Tom Nugyn carries belongings from his flooded home after Hurricane Ian passed by the area Thursday, Sept. 29, 2022, in Fort Myers, Fla. (AP Photo/Steve Helber) Trailer park residents talk in a flooded area after Hurricane Ian passed by Thursday, Sept. 29, 2022, in Fort Myers, Fla. (AP Photo/Steve Helber) Holly Nugyn walks out of her flooded neighborhood after Hurricane Ian passed by the area Thursday, Sept. 29, 2022, in Fort Myers, Fla. (AP Photo/Steve Helber) A section of the Sanibel Causeway was lost due to the effects of Hurricane Ian Thursday, Sept. 29, 2022, in Fort Myers, Fla. (AP Photo/Steve Helber) Robert Leisure surveys the wreckage of his business, Getaway Marina, which was destroyed during the passage of Hurricane Ian, in Fort Myers Beach, Fla., Thursday, Sept. 29, 2022. (AP Photo/Rebecca Blackwell) Retired marine Efrain Burgos Jr. recovers a lone personal item from a first visit to his flooded home, the American flag presented at the burial of his army veteran father, in Fort Myers, Fla. Thursday, Sept. 29, 2022. His daughter-in-law found the flag resting atop its cracked case in the receding floodwaters, not having touched the ground. Said Burgos of his flooded home, where water levels reached at least chest high, "It's done in there. I'm going to have to start all over." (AP Photo/Rebecca Blackwell) A boat displaced by Hurricane Ian rests atop a car in Fort Myers Beach, Fla., Thursday, Sept. 29, 2022. (AP Photo/Rebecca Blackwell) Robert Leisure surveys his business, Getaway Marina, which was destroyed during the passage of Hurricane Ian, in Fort Myers Beach, Fla., Thursday, Sept. 29, 2022. (AP Photo/Rebecca Blackwell)