Stays discovered of lady lacking since Hurricane Ian, sheriff saysYesterday

The stays of a Florida lady lacking since Hurricane Ian destroyed her house in September have been recognized, a sheriff stated Thursday.

Staff eradicating particles on hard-hit Fort Myers Seashore found the stays of 82-year-old Ilonka Knes earlier this week in a thicket of mangroves, Lee County Sheriff Carmine Marceno stated at a information convention.

Knes was positively recognized by dental data and authorities say she drowned. The stays of her husband, 81-year-old Robert Knes, had been discovered shortly after the storm struck.

“She was certainly one of two folks nonetheless lacking from Hurricane Ian,” Marceno stated. “I hope this discovery can deliver the household some closure.”

The opposite individual lacking in Lee County because the hurricane blasted ashore Sept. 28 is James Hurst, 72, the sheriff stated. Hurst informed household he would journey out the storm on his sailboat off Fort Myers Seashore however was not heard from once more.

Earlier than the invention of Knes’ stays, the Florida Medical Examiners Fee on Tuesday reported 145 confirmed deaths within the state from Hurricane Ian. This is able to add to that whole.

There have been additionally 5 folks killed in North Carolina, one in Virginia and three in Cuba, authorities have stated.