VIDEO: Ft. Myers resident says he should have evacuated from home sooner

Byby Cornell Barnard WTVD logo
Monday, September 11, 2017
Fort Myers resident tells ABC7 News he should have evacuated from home
ABC7 News Reporter Cornell Barnard spoke with John Rinkenbaugh, who lives in Fort Myer, Florida and is now trapped inside of his home while Hurricane Irma wreaks havoc on much of Florida.

SAN FRANCISCO -- ABC7 News Reporter Cornell Barnard spoke with John Rinkenbaugh, who lives in Fort Myers, Florida and was trapped inside of his home while Hurricane Irma wreaked havoc on much of Florida.

Click on the media player above to watch the interview.

Video shows trees bending just after daybreak as Irma approaches

People waiting out the storm in Islamorada in the Florida Keys survey the damage just after daybreak.

PHOTOS: Hurricane Irma makes landfall in Florida

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The Jacksonville Sheriff's Office posted this photo on Monday for those thinking of driving around, writing, ''#JSO recommends not.''
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NOAA plane flies through powerful Hurricane Irma

NOAA plane flies through powerful Hurricane Irma.