Rescue Teams Assist Evacuations of Stranded Sanibel Residents

Search and rescue efforts were carried out on Florida’s Sanibel and Captiva islands on Thursday, September 29, after they were hit by Hurricane Ian.

Video shows crew members of Miami-Dade Fire Rescue assisting the evacuation of stranded residents and assessing the damaged caused by Ian after the hurricane pummeled the region as a Category 4 storm.

In a letter to Sanibel residents, Mayor Holly D Smith urged locals to continue providing the names and addresses of loved ones who may have remained on the island. Credit: Miami-Dade Fire Rescue via Storyful

Video transcript

[HELICOPTER BLADES SPINNING]

- Well, I think we're going north on [INAUDIBLE]