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Daniela Vivas Labrador

WWII Vet Describes Riding Out Ian On Sanibel Island: ‘It’s Unbelievable’

Cape Coral, Fla. on Wednesday, Sept. 28, 2022, facing the impacts of Hurricane Ian. (AccuWeather)

Joe Venuto has called many places home throughout his 98 years. He served in World War II and has lived in Southern California, Delaware and Belgium before settling down in Sanibel, Florida, with his wife Nancy.

But this is the first time they have lost everything from a storm. “It was intense,” said Lauren Davies, Joe and Nancy’s daughter. “I have lived there for 35 years; I was here for Charley, Irma, everything. The surge was what no one understood.”

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