Florida Man Strikes Again – This Time He Has Idalia In His Sights
FLORIDA MAN STRIKES AGAIN! DATELINE – Hernando County and the Saga of Florida Man Nevin Jenkins. Usually, when Florida Man strikes, you kind of want to hold your breath. But…
FLORIDA MAN STRIKES AGAIN!
DATELINE - Hernando County and the Saga of Florida Man Nevin Jenkins.
Usually, when Florida Man strikes, you kind of want to hold your breath. But in this case, as you'll hear from Local Ten, Florida Man's neighbors are glad he did.
AUDIO COURTESY OF LOCAL TEN NEWS - There's a lot to see, too. The damage is pretty widespread across Florida. We're talking wind, water, and even fire damage as we've learned today.
And one thing we also noticed is neighbors really stepping up to help each other. A fast-moving fire tearing through this Hernando Beach home. The roads are flooded, and the neighborhood is cut off. In flies Nevin Jenkins riding on his airboat.
(Jenkins) "I said, is the fire department on the way? She said, no, they can't come because the water's too deep. So we hooked up the airboat."
Jenkins evacuated his Hernando Beach home as instructed when his wife got word about a fire next door. No fire department because the roads are flooded. He was riding things out north in Homosassa Springs but knows some friends and neighbors decided to stay put. So he sped over through the marsh, popping up onto the street and connecting with a friend.
(Jenkins) "We pulled up on the road here and we grabbed two water hoses, one from there, one from here, and just started squirting for about 3 hours. I didn't want the house to burn down or any of the neighbors. So, I mean, I didn't know if we could really help. So we just did what we could do."
Eventually, crews were able to find a way to them, believing all the flooding shorted a refrigerator at the home, which was empty at the time. It wasn't the only fire reported, though.
(Neighbor) "House caught fire. It ended up three houses consecutively."
Crews fanned out in Hudson dealing with fires of their own. Water took over the area, but has finally gone down. Residents like Barb Gibbs returning, taking that first step to start over.
(Gibbs) "I don't know how I'm going to replace it, but it's things. It's things. At the end of the day, I'm okay."
(Neighbor) "I don't think anybody expected it to be quite this bad."
Homes were ripped apart and businesses were in shambles. Residents in Cedar Key still sitting in the dark. Incredible video out of Horseshoe Bend as many figure out how to rebuild.
Across the board, we've seen so many neighbors really coming together, and helping neighbors. Yesterday we showed you several of the rescues. Not just first responders, but residents out here helping each other out. It seems like almost everybody out here knows each other by name.
The next step in this process, people are starting to deal with insurance and that's already an aggravating process. That's the latest here in Hudson. I'm Andrew Perez, Local Ten News.
You can see the video here on the Local 10 News website.
Top 5 “Florida Man Strikes Again” Stories For August 2023
The month of August was pretty wild for Florida Man.
Oh sure, there were the usual drunken adventures and mishaps. And impersonating a police officer, well that's definitely nothing new for Florida Man.
What surprised us was the location Florida Man chose for some of his antics - like church - and his inclusion of Mom a couple of times.
Even for non-believers, there has to be at least a little concern of "What if..." when you decide to commit any kind of crime in a church or house of worship.
After all, there are so many other places to find victims these days.
Although we will admit that the attempt at salvation via baptism while in the act of vandalizing a church puts a different sort of twist on things.
And when it comes to dealing with Mom....
Look, you can get any member of the family you want angry at you. But Mom?
Come on, Florida Man. You can do better than that.
Florida Man Arrested While Trying To Get INTO A Police Car To Threaten Someone
The month of August started off with one of the more bizarre Florida Man stories we've seen in awhile.
Florida Man has spent a lot of time in police cars, but this might have been the first time he actively tried to get into one.
You See A Church Congregation, Florida Man Sees Victims For His Next Fraud
Florida Man seemed to spend a lot of time in church during the month of August.
In this first instance, Florida Man saw a lot of targets for his investment scam.
Florida Man Looks For Some Heavenly Salvation In the Middle of A Burglary
Back to church for Florida Man!
This time, he decided that maybe salvation could be found while committing a crime if he took a dip in the sanctuary baptismal pool.
And why not have a K-9 officer join in too?
Florida Man’s Mom Is Not Going To Be Happy About What He Told the Police
In addition to being in church, Florida Man spent a lot of time with Mom during the month of August.
Somehow, blaming Mom for her being the one who gave you a container that contained drug residue in it is not going to warm her heart.
Florida Man Adds Dear Old Mom To His Multimillion-Dollar Theft Ring
It looks as if Florida Man REALLY wants to get the family together in his ring of theft – even Dear Old Mom.
This time, Florida Man didn’t even have to throw her under the bus; she was along with him on the bus ride.
