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Pregnant woman, others recount surviving Hurricane Ian's wrath in Okeechobee County

Por: WPTV Nation October 01, 2022

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People helping people is the theme of a terrifying story at J&S Fish Camp close to the Okeechobee-Martin County border.Athena Garland, who is pregnant, said she was sleeping in a recliner by a window. Her grandmother was with her at the time.She goes, 'Athena, Athena,' and starts yanking my recliner, and the tree fell on top, and we literally got trapped inside of it, and we were screaming for help,” Garland said. The branches came... + full article



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