HURRICANE IAN DESTROYS HICKORY BLVD @ BONITA BEACH

[@calbob750]

My wife and I had been to Sanibel and Captiva several years ago and loved their touch of tropical beauty and beautiful beaches. Our prayers that all of that part of Florida recovers in time with few scars.

[@LindsayLola_]

Thank you for sharing. So crazy to see how much destruction occurred.

[@TheRoadSMITHS]

So heartbreaking! We have a home in Bonita Bay and yours was the best video showing what the beach park now looks like. 😢 We are so sad that there is so much destruction.

[@marshaflorom4220]

Prayers for Florida!!

[@ruinsane100]

We lived at Casa Bonita II for 6 months and also at Dolphin Way for 1 month. I am so sad for Nature here. This was a paradise for birds, manatees, sea turtles, mangroves and so much marine life. Now I hear the water is filthy and it appears that the trees are all defoliated or dead. What a devastating blow to Natural Florida. Humans can clean up and collect insurance money. Nature will take a very long time to heal from this. The toll on manatee populations is untold at this point. They could soon be facing extinction. :(

[@smokintiresburningtrees3244]

Have a condo in Casa Bonita II. Just went this weekend. The devastation on Bonita Beach is heartbreaking.

[@ninaossont6687]

I stay at Casa Bonita II in April. Devastating

[@eliasclark2354]

Oof… my grandparents had a condo at Gulf Harbor on Little Hickory Island in the 90s - 00s. We haven’t been back to Bonita since ‘06, and they’re both long gone for this world… but it still hurts to see.

[@ericlakota1847]

The moble park got me hear I seen video of intier trailor in bay I think it's a improvement

[@JM-wc1yi]

Thank you for sending this. We share a house there. Unfortunately you panned to the west side of the road as you passed by. Do you guys have the full east side you can post? We are very anxious to get footage and can’t get any. This is the closest we have come.

[@gerryww1]

Two guys riding bikes, you see more damage with the slower video, and they pan to both sides. Hopfully you see what you want. kzbin.info/www/bejne/apKTdaR8hZV7rac

[@jefferyspicioli9192]

Those superbirds. 😓😰😭😢😥

[@2greybear]

Crazy damage to my old stomping grounds..It will get better..

[@davesousa1143]

We couldn’t hear the answer. How are they getting to lovers key? We have a condo there Thanks for the video

[@chasingbeaches]

Hi Dave. The bridge from hickory was compromised. I believe they got emergency vehicles over it to check for anyone out there. And big Carlos is closed from the north end.

[@susanalberti3601]

How is the house right next to Doc's?

[@kindredspiritcloudforest291]

This is but a small indicator of what is coming in the months and years tocome. Climate catastrophe is real and those who don't believe it are in for a very rude awakening. Peace for ALL Species.

[@fernandotiburciobalderas9280]

Good blees florida

[@ericlakota1847]

And if you have shit ton of money buy property cheep next year dabble your money buy it cheep people rebuild forget all about this sell the property when every one is back

[@halverdha1]

I have multiple family members that have condos in one of those high-rises she said Bayharbor I’m not sure if that’s the name of the building but she said Hickory Island which is an island those family members they lost their cars one of the family members they lost their pontoon that was on the backside of the island in the canal or whatever you wanna call it in or water waterway whatever it is I’m having a brain fart this video is mind blowing I’ve been there I’ve been to coconut jacks there’s houses that were huge and they’re gone

[@jrac863]

you we're living in paridise now it looks like your living in downtown Beirut

[@Beiruti74]

Downtown Beirut was rebuilt and so will Bonita Springs. It is painful to watch the devastation.

[@jrac863]

@@Beiruti74 I really hope your right this is like our second home. We come there every year

[@Beiruti74]

@@jrac863 We lived in Beirut from late 1960s-1990 before moving to the US. We have seen Beirut fall (1975-1990 civil war) and rise in the 1990s and fall again due to corruption. We have a vacation home in Bonita Springs so we love the area and come here every month. We have walked those beaches many many times; the white sand beach in Bonita is priceless and now blown by the wind. People in the US are strong and resilient; they will rebuild. The problem is that with rising water and climate change, another hurricane may happen sooner than we would like. Maybe we have to plant huge areas of mangroves that may soften any future hurricane hit and water surge.

[@gowest5145]

I lived here a year and a half. So sad! This is why I moved out of Florida.

[@danielb.1567]

so sad