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Daily Mirror
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Sam Elliott-Gibbs

Hurricane Ian survivor wins £450m lottery weeks after huge storm flattened town

A Florida resident has secured an eye-watering lottery win just weeks after Hurricane Ian battered their home.

The ticket, bought in crisis-hit Fort Myers last week, secured a lucky player an incredible $494m (£450m) prize as the state recovers from the devastating storms.

But the winner still hasn't come forward as the hunt starts for the ticket holder who made the purchase in the city’s Colonial Boulevard days after the winds finally relented.

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