Hurricane Ian Heroics and Hospitality
Hurricane Ian wreaked havoc on Florida at the end of September and the beginning of October, claiming more than 100 lives and destroying coastal towns, but stories of heroics and kindness have emerged from the devastation, offering some light during an otherwise bleak moment in history.
When Christine Bomlitz could not reach her 84-year-old mother, Shirley Affolter, in Englewood, Florida, for example, she took to social media in the hope that someone could check in on her.
Bomlitz, who lives in Las Vegas, tried calling her mother on her home phone but there was no answer. Affolter does not have a cellphone, so Bomlitz called police to do a wellness check, but could not quell the anxiety she felt while she waited to hear back on her mother.
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