FORT MYERS, Fla. — The small unincorporated Lee County community of Iona lies a few miles east of Fort Myers Beach, still closed off to the public while rescue crews search through what is reported to be complete devastation in the aftermath of Hurricane Ian.
More than 40 deaths in Lee County have been connected to Ian so far.
While the damage from Ian isn’t as severe in Iona as it is in Fort Myers Beach, Sanibel Island or Captiva, many of its homes are completely destroyed. By the waterlines left on the inside walls and facades of mobile homes, apartment complexes and prefab houses, Ian’s surge was every bit as high as five feet in some places and higher in others.
