A Florida veteran stands strong after Hurricane Irma

Carolyn Turney
Sep 4, 2018 · 3 min read

As Hurricane Irma was preparing to make landfall on the U.S. Gulf Coast in September 2017, Sara was scrambling to escape it.

While trying to evacuate her house in Naples, Florida, she ended up face-to-face with the hurricane after stepping outside to load her car. The wind, with gusts reaching 150 miles per hour, pushed Sara off the porch. She fell headfirst onto the…

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Carolyn Turney

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