A resident of this area since 1984 ... storm surge overwhelmed the upscale island. South Seas at the north end of Captiva was ravaged by Hurricane Milton as trees, debris and personal items ...

Dramatic photos show how deadly Hurricane Milton reshaped the Florida coastline — with some sections of iconic beaches now split in half. The startling images show the newly shifted coastlines ...

26, Milton’s wrath on ... Opened in 1979, the island favorite where Christmas meets old Hollywood year-round has been missed by visitors and locals since closing from Hurricane Ian damage ...

As Milton became a hurricane ... 3 storm “somewhere near or north of Sanibel (with) 6-8 inches or more of rainfall.” The island and its neighbor, Captiva, also will see tropical storm-force ...

so we’re anxious to see something start going on,” said a Captiva community member. The Mucky Duck has been closed since Hurricane Milton struck the island, but plans are underway to reopen.

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Despite the coastal island of Captiva being impacted by three hurricanes since 2022, the fishing for ... in 2022 and Hurricane Helen and Hurricane Milton last year did heavy structural damage ...