Watch: Elderly man refuses to leave his boat as Hurricane Milton approaches Florida
As Hurricane Milton, potentially the worst storm in a century, bears down on Florida, a viral TikTok video captures an elderly man defiantly choosing to stay on his boat, despite urgent warnings from local officials and pleas from residents to evacuate.
A massive storm, Hurricane Milton, is proceeding toward Florida and is feared to be the worst hurricane in a century, poised to unleash widespread devastation. As officials issue urgent evacuation warnings, a video of an elderly man defiantly refusing to abandon his beloved boat has gone viral.
Watch the video here:
I sincerely cannot believe people will stay directly in the path of #milton ON A BOAT and refuse to leave. pic.twitter.com/oZmYjegnW8
¡ª Frank Fighting For Freedom ?? (@thinktankfranks) October 7, 2024
Originally posted on TikTok, the video shows an elderly man calmly refusing to evacuate his boat ahead of Hurricane Milton.
The video, captioned ¡°Lieutenant Dan will not leave,¡± shows the person filming urging the man to seek shelter, saying, ¡°Can we please get you to a hotel? Everyone¡¯s been asking, we¡¯ve got to get you off this thing.¡±
Unfazed, the man replies, ¡°Doesn¡¯t matter, boat floats. That¡¯s the whole thing¡ boat will go up with the water, and down with the water.¡±
Despite repeated pleas, he remains firm, even saying in a follow-up clip, ¡°I put my faith in God, I don¡¯t put my faith in man.¡±
As the storm approaches, some viewers have even started placing bets on whether ¡®Lt. Dan from TikTok¡¯ will survive Hurricane Milton.
Florida man dubbed Lieutenant Dan online says He plans to ride out category 5 Hurricane Milton in Tampa Bay. People are actually replacing wagers on whether he¡¯ll live or die.#hurricaneMilton #MILTON #FloridaFlooding #florida #hurricaneMiltom #HurricaneWarning #FloridaMan pic.twitter.com/4hy2dxhU16
¡ª That Guy Shane (@ProfanityNewz) October 8, 2024
Hurricane Milton: All you need to know
Forecasters from the National Hurricane Center (NHC) issued a stark warning on Monday, calling Hurricane Milton ¡°one of the most destructive hurricanes on record for west-central Florida.¡±
The storm intensified at an alarming rate, jumping from Category 2 to Category 5 within a matter of hours.
Expected to make landfall in Florida on Wednesday, Milton poses a severe and dangerous threat to the state.
NEW: CGI simulation by the Weather Channel shows just how destructive Hurricane Milton could be to Florida's west coast.
¡ª Collin Rugg (@CollinRugg) October 8, 2024
Some areas in Florida are expected to see storm surges of up to 15 feet.
Milton is expected to return to Category 5 today and is expected to make landfall in¡ pic.twitter.com/SysEVaMsun
The NHC emphasised, ¡°This is an extremely life-threatening situation and residents in those areas should follow advice given by local officials and evacuate immediately if told to do so."
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