PINELLAS COUNTY, Fla. – Pinellas County Sheriff Bob Gualtieri released an updated death toll from Hurricane Helene on Saturday.
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According to the sheriff’s office, the nine victims who lost their lives during Hurricane Helene were:
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66-year-old Donna Fagersten of Indian Rocks Beach
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80-year-old Patricia Mikos from Dunedin
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71-year-old Aiden Bowles of Indian Rocks Beach
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79-year-old Marjorie Havard from St. Pete Beach
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71-year-old Francis Wright of Madeira Beach
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89-year-old Jerome Waite of St. Pete
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55-year-old James Thompson of Redington Shore
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37-year-old Rachel Burch from Treasure Island
Relatives of all but one victim were notified.
The unidentified victim was an Indian Rocks Beach man, according to officials.
PCSO says many of the victims drowned and were surrounded by debris. According to officials, all of the deaths happened in Mandatory Evacuation Zone A areas.
Authorities say these storm-related deaths will continue to be investigated by the Pinellas County Sheriff’s Office, Indian Shores Police Department, St. Petersburg Police Department and the Treasure Island Police Department.
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