A Florida woman had an emotional reunion with her 78-year-old mother after using social media to find her in the wake of Hurricane Ian.
Booker said her husband and friend found McDanel sitting on her couch inside her home, where she was able to remain safely during the storm.Beth Booker, of Naples, Florida, turned to Twitter to help find her mom, Carole McDanel, who survived Hurricane Ian in Fort Myers Beach, Florida.
When Booker was reunited with McDanel, she told her mom that much of Fort Myers had been destroyed, and that people around the world had joined the search for her on Twitter. "I have so much gratitude for the overwhelming support I've received from people around the world, complete strangers, who were wishing for my well-being during Hurricane Ian," she said."That positive energy and those prayers were felt by me through one of the most isolating and uncertain moments in my life."Beth Booker, of Naples, Florida, turned to Twitter to help find her mom, Carole McDanel, who survived Hurricane Ian in Fort Myers Beach, Florida.
"I'm still here," she said."My heart is breaking for Fort Myers Beach. A place I've called home for 35 years, a place home to happy times with the love of my life, my husband, who passed away in 2016. I've owned businesses on Fort Myers Beach, in addition to being close to many of those who have now lost their businesses."
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