2017 — Sep 6, Hurricane Irma, PR, US Virgin Islands; Sep 10-11, GA, SC, NC, esp. FL-107
Highlighting in Green below denotes an unofficial, probably indirect, death.
Highlighting in Yellow below denotes we are not using.
Caribbean and US Mainland (144)
–144 Blanchard tally based on breakouts below.
–134 Wikipedia. “Hurricane Irma.” As of Oct 10. Accessed 10-11-2017.
— 1 Anguilla (UK). Wikipedia. “Hurricane Irma.” Accessed 9-20-2017.
— 1 Barbados. Wikipedia. “Hurricane Irma.” Accessed 9-20-2017.
— 3 Barbuda (AG). Wikipedia. “Hurricane Irma.” Accessed 9-20-2017.
— 4 British Virgin Islands (UK). Wikipedia. “Hurricane Irma.” Accessed 9-20-2017.
— 10 Cuba. Wikipedia. “Hurricane Irma.” Accessed 9-20-2017.
— 11 French West Indies islands of Saint Martin and Saint Barthélemy.
— 1 Haiti. Wikipedia. “Hurricane Irma.” Accessed 9-20-2017.
— 3 Puerto Rico. Reuters. “Hurricane Irma kills three…government says.” 9-7-2017.
— 4 Sint Maarten (Netherlands)
–100 United States mainland. Blanchard tally of State breakouts below.
— 90 U. S. mainland. Wikipedia. “Hurricane Irma.” As of Oct 10. Accessed 10-11-2017.[1]
— 4 US Virgin Islands. Saint Thomas. Weather Channel. “Days After Irma…” 9-12-2017.[2]
— 2 Unknown. Wikipedia. “Hurricane Irma.” Accessed 9-20-2017.
Caribbean ( 44)
— 44 Wikipedia. “Hurricane Irma.” Accessed 9-20-2017.
–>40 AFP. “Number of Deaths Due to Hurricane Irma Rises to 50 in Florida.” 9-19-2017.
—>38 Caribbean. CBS/AP. “Hurricane Irma death toll at 69; Florida power…” 9-14-2017.
US Mainland, PR, US Virgin Islands (107)
Puerto Rico ( 3)
US Mainland (100)
US Virgin Isl. ( 4)
US Mainland (100)
–Florida (91)
–Georgia ( 3)
–N. Carolina ( 1)
–S. Carolina ( 5)
Florida (91)
–91 Blanchard extrapolation. (69 official/Oct 6 + 14 nursing home +8 Monroe Co./Keys)
–91 Blanchard tally of locality breakout fatalities below.[3]
–82 Wikipedia. “Hurricane Irma.” As of Oct 10. Accessed 10-11-2017.
–75 Miami Herald. “Unofficial death toll…Hurricane Irma now stands at 75…” 9-23-2017.[4]
–69 Official toll of Oct 6. News Service of FL. “Irma death toll up to 69…” 10-6-2017 update.[5]
Summary of Hurricane Irma Deaths in Florida by County: (91)
–23 Broward
— 1 Cole
— 1 Collier
— 5 Duval
— 2 Hardee
— 1 Hendry
— 4 Highlands
— 4 Hillsborough
— 1 Lake
— 1 Lee
— 2 Leon
— 1 Liberty
— 1 Manatee
— 3 Marion
— 5 Miami-Dade
–14 Monroe (6 official)
— 1 Nassau County
— 1 Okeechobee
— 6 Orange
— 4 Palm Beach
— 1 Pasco
— 3 Polk
— 1 Seminole
— 1 St. Lucie
— 2 Taylor
— 1 Volusia
— 1 Straits of Florida, south of Garden Key, Monroe County (west of Key West)
Detailed Breakout of Hurricane Irma Deaths in Florida by County:
–23 Broward County. Blanchard. Nine noted by State EM and 14 at Hollywood nursing home.[6]
— 9 Broward County (Official, not counting 14 Hollywood Hills Rehabilitation Center deaths.)
— 2 Blunt Trauma.[7]
–1 Davie, Sep 8. Male, 57, falls from ladder; putting up hurricane shutters.[8]
–1 Fort Lauderdale, Sep 17. Utility lineman falls from parking garage; male, 26.[9]
— 1 Carbon monoxide poisoning.[10]
— 2 Cardiovascular disease.[11]
— 1 Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.[12]
— 1 Diabetic Crisis.[13]
— 1 Heat exhaustion/chronic alcoholism.[14]
— 1 Subdural hematoma.[15]
–14 Hollywood Hills, Sep 13. Nursing home without AC; high outdoors heat.[16]
–1 Female, 71.
–1 Female, 71.
–1 Female, 78.
–1 Female, 84.
–1 Female, 99.
–1 Male, 84.
–1 Male, 92.
–1 Male, 93, Sep 19.[17]
–1 Male, 96.
–1 Female 94, Sep 20.[18]
–1 Female, 94, Sep 21. (Broward Medical Examiner’s Office.)[19]
–1 Female, 57, Sep 28 (Broward County Medical Examiner’s office statement.)[20]
–1 Female, 90, death reported by Hollywood police on Oct 9.[21]
–1 Female, 95, death reported by Hollywood police on Oct 9.[22]
— 1 Cole Co., Middleburg, Sep 11. Cardiac arrest after setting up generator for home power.[23]
— 1 Collier Co., Golden Gate Estates, Sep 11. Carbon mon. poisoning, car/garage; male 35.[24]
— 5 Duval County. News Service of Florida. “Irma death toll up to 69 in Florida” 10-6-2017.[25]
–1 Cardiac-related. [Male][26]
–1 Cardiac issues.[27]
–2 Drowning.
–1 Jacksonville, Sep 13. Susan Tonn.[28]
–1 Argyle, Sep 15. Male, 64, died “as he worked on a hurricane-damaged fence.”[29]
— 2 Hardee County, Sep 10. Head-on collision; sheriff’s deputy and corrections officer.[30]
— 1 Hendry County. Blunt trauma.
— 4 Highlands County. News Service of [FL]. “Irma death toll up to 69 in Florida.” 10-6-2017.
–1 Carbon monoxide poisoning.
–1 Drowning.
–1 Electrocution.[31]
–1 Heart disease.
— 4 Hillsborough Co. Miami Herald. “Some…poisoned…drowned. How 42…” 9-19-2017.
–1 Tampa, Sep 11. Accidental exsanguination (severe loss of blood); chain-saw; male, 55.[32]
–1 Blunt trauma. (Other than the Lake Placid fall from ladder.)
–1 Sep 10 Lake Placid. Male, 55, prepping home for Irma fell from ladder.[33]
–1 Tampa, Sep 11. Tree-cutting accident during cleanup, knocked off ladder.[34]
–1 Drowning.
— 1 Lake County. Blunt trauma. Miami Herald. “Some…poisoned…drowned…” 9-19-2017.
— 1 Lee County. Blunt force injury. Miami Herald. “Some…poisoned…” 9-19-2017.
— 2 Leon County. Florida Times-Union. “Weeks after Irma, [FL]…still counting…,” 10-7-2017.[35]
–1 Blunt trauma/cardiogenic shock and respiratory failure.
–1 Complications of chest trauma.
— 1 Liberty Co. Blunt trauma. Miami Herald. “Some…poisoned…drowned…” 9-19-2017.
— 1 Manatee County. Drowning. (FL. Dept. of EM; from State Medical examiner reports.)[36]
— 3 Marion County. Florida Times-Union. “Weeks after Irma, [FL]…still counting…,” 10-7-2017.[37]
–1 Ocklawaha, Sep 14. Fire from candle; mobile home without power; male, 10.[38]
–1 Sep 12. Vehicular crash; pickup truck collides with semi, traffic lights out.[39][40]
–1 Blunt force injuries; no other information provided.
— 5 Miami-Dade Co. Florida Times-Union. “Weeks after Irma, [FL]…still counting…,” 10-7-2017.[41]
–1 Hialeah, Sep 13. Carbon monoxide poisoning, generator in use at home.[42]
–1 Miami, Sep 11. Carbon monoxide poisoning, improper generator use.[43]
–1 Locality/date not noted. Blunt force injury.[44]
–1 Locality/date not noted. Coronary atherosclerosis.[45]
–1 Locality/date not noted. Electrocution.[46]
–14 Monroe County. Miami Herald. 9-20-2017. Cites Monroe Co. Medical Examiner.
–9 Monroe Co. Miami Herald/Times. “Some were poisoned…Irma.” 9-19-2017.[47]
–6 Monroe Co. Florida Times-Union. “Weeks after Irma…still counting…dead, 10-7-2017.[48]
–2 Blunt force injury.
–1 Cardiovascular disease.
–1 Complications of congestive heart failure.
–1 Complications of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.
–1 Subdural hematoma.
–1 Big Pine Key. Male, 60s, found near shoreline across from Big Pine Key cemetery.[49]
–3 Key West. Miami Herald. 9-20-2017. Cites Monroe Co. Medical Examiner.
–1 Marathon, Sep 10/11. Crashed car; male, 60.[50]
–1 Marathon. Preexisting medical conditions; female, 61, who did not evacuate.[51]
–1 Marathon. Unidentified older white male found in rubble on 28th Street.[52]
–1 Marathon shelter during storm. Preexisting medical conditions; elderly male.[53]
–1 Shark Key. Preexisting medical conditions; male who did not evacuate.[54]
–1 Stock Island, during storm. Apparent drowning; body found in partially sunken boat.[55]
–1 Tavernier. Preexisting medical conditions; male, 66, who did not evacuate.[56]
–1 Sep 10. Male lost control of truck in tropical force wind, carrying generator.[57]
–1 Location/date not noted. White male, 59, fell, was injured, died at trauma center.[58]
–2 Location/date/cause not noted. Miami Herald. 9-20-2017. Cites Monroe Co. MEO.
— 1 Nassau County, Sep 27. Cleanup; cut tree hits power service pole, breaks, hits male, 24.[59]
— 1 Okeechobee Co. Pulmonary Thromboembolism.[60] Miami Herald. “Some…” 9-19-2017.
— 6 Orange Co. Florida Times-Union. “Weeks after Irma…still counting…dead, 10-7-2017.[61]
–1 Orlando area state hwy., Sep 11. Car crash/blunt force injuries; female, 50.[62]
–3 Orlando. Sep 12. Carbon monoxide poisoning; gasoline generator in home.[63]
–1 Winter Park, Sep 11. Electrocution by downed power in street; male, 51.[64]
–1 Electrocution (not Sep 11, Winter Park).[65]
— 4 Palm Beach Co. Miami Herald. “Some…poisoned…drowned. How 42…” 9-19-2017.
–1 Loxahatchee. Carbon monoxide poisoning, generator set up next to garage; female.[66]
–2 Drowning.
–1 Blunt force injury.
— 1 Pasco County, Port Richey. Male, 69, “crashed his car after fleeing his home…”[67]
— 2 Pinellas County. Miami Herald. “Some…poisoned…drowned. How 42…” 9-19-2017.
–1 Largo, Sep 8. Male, 68, fell and struck his head while packing car to evacuate.[68]
–1 Blunt trauma.
— 3 Polk County. Miami Herald. “Some…poisoned…drowned. How 42…” 9-19-2017.
–1 Lakeland, Sep 13. Carbon monoxide poisoning, generator in home; girl, 7.[69]
–1 Lakeland, Azalea Park assist. living facility, died Sep 17; Sep 11 fall, breaking hip.[70]
–1 Pericardial tamponade/ruptured acute myocardial infarction.[71]
— 1 Seminole County. Head injury.[72]
— 1 St. John’s Co., Ponte Vedra Beach, Sep 11. Medical emergency, response could not reach.[73]
— 1 St. Lucie Co. Drowning. Miami Herald. “Some…poisoned…drowned…” 9-19-2017.
— 2 Taylor Co. CO poisoning. Miami Herald. “Some…poisoned…drowned…” 9-19-2017.
— 1 Volusia Co. CO poisoning. Miami Herald. “Some…poisoned…drowned…” 9-19-2017.
— 1 Straits of FL, south of Garden Key, Monroe Co. (west of Key West), Sep 10. Male, 71.[74]
Georgia ( 3)
–3 ABC News. “Irma death toll rises to 30 in 3 states.” 9-13-2017.
–3 Blanchard tally based on locality breakouts below
–2 AP. “Irma death toll rises to at least 24 after carbon monoxide poisonings…” 9-13-2017.
–1 Forsyth County. Tree falls on vehicle in driveway; female, 67, passenger killed.[75]
–1 Fulton County, Sandy Springs, Tree fall onto home, killing male, 59, lying in bed.[76]
–1 Worth County, Sep 11. Heart attack, Male, 62, after climbing onto shed in high winds.[77]
North Carolina ( 1)
–1 Henderson County, body found Sep 12. Carbon monoxide poisoning; male, in home.[78]
South Carolina ( 5)
–5 AP. “S.C.’s Irma death total climbs to 5, as man hurt in wreck succumbs to injuries.” Sep 27.
–5 Wikipedia. “Hurricane Irma.” As of Oct 10. Accessed 10-11-2017.
–1 Calhoun Falls, Sep 11. Male, 57, when tree limb fell on him during cleanup.[79]
–1 Columbia, Sep 10. Carbon monoxide poisoning, generator in home; male, 48.[80]
–1 Columbia, I-77, Sep 11. Car crash. Male, 21, from Florida.[81]
–1 Jasper County. Male, 87, injured when car hits downed tree, Sep 11, died Sep 21.[82]
–1 Sumter County, Sep 12 (body found). Carbon monoxide poisoning; male, 54.[83]
Puerto Rico ( 3)
–3 Reuters. “Hurricane Irma kills three in Puerto Rico, government says.” 9-7-2017.
–1 Female, 79, after falling while being transported to a shelter.
–1 Camuy. Female; electrocuted in her home.
–1 Canóvanas, Traffic accident during the storm, according to Governor’s statement.
U.S. Virgin Islands ( 4)
–4 Saint Thomas. Weather Channel. “Days After Irma Ravages Caribbean…” 9-12-2017.[84]
Breakout of Hurricane Irma-Related Fatalities by Cause of Death
Blunt Trauma/Blunt Force Injury
–1 FL, Broward County, Davie, Sep 8. Male, 57, falls from ladder; putting up hurricane shutters
–1 FL, Broward County, Fort Lauderdale, Sep 17. Utility lineman falls from parking garage.
–1 FL, Hendry County. Blunt trauma.
–1 FL, Hillsborough Co., Lake Placid, Sep 10. Male prepping home for Irma fell from ladder.
–1 FL, Hillsborough Co., Tampa, Sep 11. Tree-cutting fall during cleanup, knocked off ladder.
–1 FL, Lake County. Blunt trauma.
–1 FL, Lee County. Blunt force injury.
–1 FL, Leon County. Blunt trauma/cardiogenic shock and respiratory failure.
–1 FL, Leon County. Complications of chest trauma.
–1 FL, Liberty County. Blunt trauma.
–1 FL, Marion County.
–1 FL, Miami-Dade County. Blunt force injury.
–2 FL, Monroe County. Blunt force injury.
–1 FL, Monroe County. Subdural hematoma.
–1 FL, Monroe County. White male, 59, fell, was injured, died at trauma center.
–1 FL, Palm Beach County. Blunt force injury.
–1 FL, Pinellas Co., Largo, Sep 8. Male, 68, fell, struck his head while packing car to evacuate.
–1 FL, Pinellas County. Location/date/gender/age not noted.
–1 FL, Polk County, Lakeland, Azalea Park assist. living facility, died Sep 17; Sep 11 fall.
–1 FL, Seminole County. Head injury.
–1 GA, Forsyth County. Tree falls on vehicle in driveway; female, 67, passenger killed.
–1 GA, Fulton County, Sandy Springs, Tree fall onto home, killing male, 59, lying in bed.
–1 SC, Calhoun Falls, Sep 11. Male, 57, when tree limb fell on him during cleanup.
–1 PR. Female, 79, after falling while being transported to a shelter.
Carbon Monoxide Poisoning (16)
–1 FL, Broward County.
–1 FL, Collier Co., Golden Gate Estates, Sep 11. Generator in car/garage; male 35.
–1 FL, Highlands County.
–1 FL, Miami-Dade Co., Hialeah, Sep 13. Carbon monoxide poisoning from home generator.
–1 FL, Miami-Dade Co., Miami, Sep 11. Carbon monoxide poisoning, improper generator use.
–3 FL, Orange Co., Orlando. Sep 12. Carbon monoxide poisoning; gasoline generator in home.
–1 FL, Palm Beach County, Loxahatchee. From generator set up next to garage; female, 66.
–1 FL, Polk County, Lakeland, Sep 13. Carbon monoxide poisoning, generator in home; girl, 7.
–2 FL, Taylor County. Carbon monoxide poisoning.
–1 FL, Volusia County. Carbon monoxide poisoning.
–1 NC, Henderson County, body found Sep 12. Carbon monoxide poisoning; male, in home.
–1 SC, Columbia, Sep 10. Carbon monoxide poisoning, generator in home; male, 48.
–1 SC, Sumter County, Sep 12 (body found). Carbon monoxide poisoning; male, 54.
Cardiac Arrest ( 4)
–1 FL, Cole Co., Middleburg, Sep 11. Cardiac arrest after setting up generator for home power.
–1 FL, Duval County, Argyle, Sep 15. Male, 64 working on friend’s hurricane-damaged fence.
–1 FL, Polk County. Pericardial tamponade/ruptured acute myocardial infarction.
–1 GA, Worth County, Sep 11. Heart attack, Male, 62, after climbing onto shed in high winds.
Cardiovascular Disease and other Heart-Related Ailments ( 8)
–2 FL, Broward County. Cardiovascular disease.
–1 FL, Duval County. Cardiac-related; male.
–1 FL, Duval County. Cardiac issues.
–1 FL, Highlands County. Heart Disease.
–1 FL, Miami-Dade County. Coronary atherosclerosis.
–1 FL, Monroe County. Cardiovascular disease.
–1 FL, Monroe County. Complications of congestive heart failure.
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease/Pulmonary Thromboembolism ( 3)
–1 FL, Broward County. Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
–1 FL, Monroe County. Complications of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.
–1 FL, Okeechobee County. Pulmonary Thromboembolism.
Cleanup Accident ( 1)
–1 FL, Tampa, Sep 11. Exsanguination (severe loss of blood) from chain-saw mishap; male, 55.
Diabetic Crisis ( 1)
–1 FL, Broward County.
Drowning (11)
–1 FL, Duval County, Jacksonville, Sep 13. Female.
–1 FL, Duval County, location/gender/age not noted.
–1 FL, Highlands County.
–1 FL, Hillsborough County.
–1 FL, Manatee County.
–1 FL, Monroe County, Big Pine Key; male body wearing life jacket found near shoreline.
–1 FL, Monroe Co., Stock Island. Apparent drowning; body found in partially sunken boat.
–2 FL, Palm Beach County.
–1 FL, St. Lucie County.
–1 Straits of Florida, south of Garden Key, Monroe Co. (west of Key West), Sep 10. Male, 71.
Electrocution ( 5)
–1 FL, Highlands County.
–1 FL, Miami-Dade County.
–1 FL, Orange Co., Winter Park, Sep 11. Electrocution by downed power in street; male, 51.
–1 FL, Orange Co., Winter Park. (Other than the Sep 11 electrocution of male, 51.)
–1 PR. Camuy. Female; electrocuted in her home.
Fire/Smoke Inhalation ( 1)
–1 Marion County, Ocklawaha, Sep 14. Fire from candle; mobile home without power; boy, 10
Heat Exhaustion (15)
— 1 FL, Broward County (combined with chronic alcoholism).
–14 FL, Broward County, Hollywood Hills Rehabilitation Center, after AC lost.
Medical Emergency/Inability of Emer. Response Personal to Respond/Storm Con. ( 1)
–1 FL, St. John’s Co., Ponte Vedra Beach, Sep 11. Medical emer.; response could not reach.
Subdural Hematoma ( 1)
–1 FL, Broward County.
Vehicular Accident ( 9)
–2 FL, Hardee County, Sep 10. Head-on collision; sheriff’s deputy and corrections officer.
–1 FL, Marion Co., Sep 12. Vehicular crash; pickup truck collides with semi, traffic lights out.
–1 FL, Monroe County, Marathon, Sep 10.11. Crashed car; male, 60.
–1 FL, Orange Co., Orlando area state hwy., Sep 11. Car crash/blunt force injuries; female, 50.
–1 FL, Pasco County, Port Richey. Male, 69, “crashed his car after fleeing his home…”
–1 SC, Columbia, I-77, Sep 11. Car crash. Male, 21, from Florida.
–1 SC, Jasper County. Male, 87, injured when car hits downed tree, Sep 11, died Sep 21.
–1 PR, Canóvanas, Traffic accident during the storm, according to Governor’s statement.
Unidentified Chronic Medical Condition ( 4)
–1 FL, Monroe County, Marathon. Female, 61, who did not evacuate.
–1 FL, Monroe County, Marathon. Elderly male in shelter during the hurricane.
–1 FL, Monroe County, Shark Key. Male.
–1 FL, Monroe County, Tavernier. Male, 66.
Unstated ( 5)
–3 Monroe County, Key West.
–1 Monroe County, Marathon. Unidentified older white male found in rubble on 28th Street.
–1 U.S. Virgin Islands, Saint Thomas.
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Post and Courier, Charleston, SC. “Irma death toll rises to 4 in South Carolina as officials assess devastation.” 9-12-2017. Accessed 9-14-2017 at: http://www.postandcourier.com/news/irma-death-toll-rises-to-in-south-carolina-as-officials/article_2512e7f6-97e6-11e7-a0d3-e34694be7f8b.html
Reuters (Scott Malone). “Hurricane Irma kills three in Puerto Rico, government says.” 9-7-2017. Accessed 9-10-2017 at: https://www.reuters.com/article/us-storm-irma-puerto-rico-casualties/hurricane-irma-kills-three-in-puerto-rico-government-says-idUSKCN1BI25Q
Sun Sentinel, South FL. “Hurricane Irma: Who were the victims.” 9-15-2017. Accessed 9-19-2017 at: http://www.sun-sentinel.com/news/weather/hurricane/fl-reg-hurricane-irma-death-toll-20170915-story.html
Tampa Bay Times (Kathryn Varn). “Death of deckhand in Hurricane Irma leaves void in Tarpon Springs,” 9-29-2017. Accessed 9-29-2017 at: http://www.tbo.com/news/humaninterest/death-of-deckhand-in-hurricane-irma-leaves-void-in-tarpon-springs/2339014
The Ledger (John Chambliss), Lakeland, FL. “3rd Polk death tied to Irma.” 9-29-2017 update. Accessed 10-11-2017 at: http://www.theledger.com/news/20170928/3rd-polk-death-tied-to-irma
Washington Post (Mark Berman and Katie Zezima). “6 dead at South Florida nursing home as state grapples with heat and outages after Irma.” 9-13-2017. Accessed 9-13-2017 at: https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/post-nation/wp/2017/09/13/irma-death-toll-rises-as-5-dead-at-south-florida-nursing-home/?utm_term=.4d49f417a4c1
Weather Channel. “Days After Irma Ravages Caribbean, Survivors Still Trying to Get Out,” 9-12-2017. Accessed 9-12-2017 at: https://weather.com/storms/hurricane/news/deadly-hurricane-irma-caribbean-impacts-0
Wikipedia. “Hurricane Irma.” 9-21-2017 Accessed 9-21-2017 at: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hurricane_Irma
[1] The four sources cited, however, do not support or mention 90 fatalities.
[2] Identification of St. Thomas as location from: Sun Sentinel, South FL. “Hurricane Irma: Who were the victims.” 9-15-2017, which writes “Rescue crews found four people dead amid the rubble…[in] ruined homes in Saint Thomas after the storms passed, but the cause of death is unclear.”
[3] This is assuming that the drowning death of Carl Shepherd when shrimp boat sank in the Straits of FL off the Keys, is not one of the two unidentified Monroe County unidentified deaths.
[4] “Florida’s official death toll from Hurricane Irma stood at 50 through Friday night [Sep 22] — but those numbers do not appear to include 14 storm-related deaths in the Florida keys or the 11 seniors who perished in a Hollywood nursing home….The Miami Herald added 14 deaths confirmed by the Monroe County Medical Examiner…”
[5] Writes that “the number released Friday [Oct 6] should continue to grow.” Notes the Broward County deaths do not include any of the 12 (now 14) Hollywood Hills Rehabilitation Center deaths. Also notes that Monroe county reports six deaths.
[6] The seven deaths other than Hollywood nursing home, are from: Miami Herald. “Some…poisoned…drowned. How 42 People…” 9-19-2017.
[7] News Service of Florida. “Irma death toll up to 69 in Florida” News4Jax.com, 10-6-2017 update.
[8] Sun Sentinel, South FL. “Hurricane Irma: Who were the victims.” 9-15-2017.
[9] AP. “Lineman restoring power after Hurricane Irma falls to death.” Fox News, 9-21-2017. Identified victim as Scott Christopher Reid Jr.
[10] News Service of Florida. “Irma death toll up to 69 in Florida” News4Jax.com, 10-6-2017 update.
[11] News Service of Florida. “Irma death toll up to 69 in Florida” News4Jax.com, 10-6-2017 update.
[12] News Service of Florida. “Irma death toll up to 69 in Florida” News4Jax.com, 10-6-2017 update.
[13] News Service of Florida. “Irma death toll up to 69 in Florida” News4Jax.com, 10-6-2017 update.
[14] News Service of Florida. “Irma death toll up to 69 in Florida” News4Jax.com, 10-6-2017 update.
[15] News Service of Florida. “Irma death toll up to 69 in Florida” News4Jax.com, 10-6-2017 update.
[16] Miami Herald (Caitlin Ostroff). “Voicemails from nursing home where 11 died were deleted by governor’s office.” 9-24-2017, which notes that “some [of the fatalities] with body temperatures as high as 109.9 degrees.”; ABC News. “8 dead after Irma knocks out air conditioning at Florida nursing home,” 9-13-2017 (gives name of facility as “Rehabilitation Center at Hollywood Hills, cites medical examiner’s office for identifying the victims as Bobby Owens, 84; Manuel Mario Medieta, 96; Miguel Antonio Franco, 92; Estella Hendricks, 71; Gail Nova, 71; Carolyn Eatherly, 78; Betty Hibbard, 84; and Albertina Vega, 99”); Washington Post (Mark Berman and Katie Zezima). “6 dead at South Florida nursing home as state grapples with heat and outages after Irma.” 9-13-2017. Notes that “Police opened a criminal investigation…” Another source quotes the Emergency room director at nearby Memorial Regional Hospital, to effect that those who had been removed to the hospital were mostly being treated for Dehydration, respiratory distress and heat-related problems. Writes” “Hollywood police Chief Tom Sanchez said investigators who arrived at a nursing home found ‘very hot’ conditions inside.” (Brown County Democrat, Nashville, IN. “The Latest: 20th Irma victims in the US identified.” 9-13-2017.) Another report writes: “Investigators want to know why the patients died after the storm even though a fully functioning hospital sits just across the street from the nursing home, Grossman said” (reference to Miranda Grossman, Hollywood police spokeswoman). (AP. “Florida Nursing Home Death Toll Rises to Twelve After Irma Knocked Out A/C.” NBC News, 9-29-2017.
[17] CBS/AP. “Ninth person dead in Florida nursing home…knocked out power.” 9-20-2017. Cite Police. Writes”: “Those who died ranged in age from 71-99 years old, and they all appeared to have died from heat-related injuries.”
[18] NBC News (Siemaszko). “Tenth Persons Dies From Nursing Home That Lost Air Conditioning After Hurricane Irma.” 9-21-2017. Identified victim as Martha Murray. NBC cites Hollywood Police Dept. as source.
[19] Miami Herald (Julie K. Brown). “11th death blamed on AC failure at Hollywood Hills nursing home.” 9-22-2017. Victim identified as Alice Thomas.
[20] AP. “Florida Nursing Home Death Toll Rises to Twelve After Irma Knocked Out A/C.” NBC News, 9-29-2017. Victim identified as Dolores Biamonte, whose death was one of 12 as part of a criminal investigation, re. police.
[21] Victim identified as Cecilia Franco. (Associated Press. “2 More Dead After Florida Nursing Home Lost AC During Hurricane Irma.” Time.com, 10-9-2017.)
[22] Victim identified as Francesca Andrade, who “died from ailments suffered when the Rehabilitation Center at Hollywood Hills lost power Sept. 10 during the hurricane’s passage.” (Associated Press. “2 More Dead After Florida Nursing Home Lost AC During Hurricane Irma.” Time.com, 10-9-2017.)
[23] Florida Times-Union, Jacksonville. “Nassau County man on state’s latest list of Irma-related deaths.” 10-9-2017. Victim identified as Carl Thomas Trevorah. Report is from Medical Examiner. Paper notes that for an unknown reason this death is listed under Duval County, though Middleburg is in Clay County.
[24] Naples Daily News (Alexi C. Cardona). “Golden Gate Estates man found dead of possible carbon monoxide poisoning.” 9-15-2017. Victim, Yusdel Moreno Iglesias, had gone to his car in his garage to cool off via car conditioner and to recharge portable electronics. At one point, according to girlfriend, he came back in to “grab a pillow and blanket so he could keep charging the electronics in the car.” Paper notes that Sheriff deputies reported that “The strong smell of carbon monoxide was throughout the garage.”
[25] Another source notes that that the victims were Susan Tonn of Jacksonville, who died Sep 13, Carl Tevorah, Martin Woods Sr., Gordon Frazier and Donald McAuliff. (Florida Times-Union (Dan Scanlon), Jacksonville. “Weeks after Irma, Florida is still counting the dead, 10-7-2017.)
[26] “News4Jax learned that an out-of-state man, who came to Jacksonville after Irma passed to help a relative rebuild a fence suffered a heart attack and died. (News4Jax, Jacksonville FL. “Jacksonville death among 42 in Florida attributed Hurricane Irma. Medical examiner says there were ‘a few’ in Duval County…” 9-19-2017.)
[27] Florida Times-Union, Jacksonville. “Nassau County man on state’s latest list of Irma-related deaths.” 10-9-2017.
[28] Florida Times-Union (D. Scanlon), Jacksonville. “Weeks after Irma, Florida is still counting the dead, 10-7-2017.
[29] “…the autopsy relating the cause of death to the hurricane.” (Florida Times-Union (Dan Scanlon), Jacksonville. “Nassau County man on state’s latest list of Irma-related deaths.” 10-9-2017.) [Blanchard note: This could be a duplication of the “cardiac-related” death noted above. Victim identified as Donald McAuliff, who collapsed while working on girlfriend’s fence. Was pronounced dead at Orange Park Medical Center, where it was later stated he had coronary artery disease and hypertension. (Florida Times-Union (Don Scanlon), Jacksonville. “Weeks after Irma, Florida is still counting the dead, 10-7-2017.)
[30] ABC News (Emily Shapiro). “Naples braces for Hurricane Irma’s wrath; at least 3 dead in Florida.” 9-10-2017. Identified deputy as Julie Bridges, 13-year veteran of Hardy County Sheriff’s office. She was heading home after her night shift. The Hardee County Correctional Institute officer, was on his way to work. Blunt force trauma deaths.
[31] Florida Times-Union (D. Scanlon), Jacksonville. “Weeks after Irma, Florida is still counting the dead, 10-7-2017.
[32] Victim identified as Wilfredo Hernandez, who “died when the chain saw he was using to clear trees in the aftermath of…Irma became entangled in a branch, causing it to kick up and cut his carotid artery.” (Sun Sentinel, South FL. “Hurricane Irma: Who were the victims.” 9-15-2017.)
[33] Brown County Democrat, Nashville, IN. “The Latest: 20th Irma victims in the US identified.” 9-13-2017. Identifies victim as Vincent Forest, who was “pronounced dead Sunday at a Tampa hospital, a day after the accident at his Lake Placid home.”
[34] ABC News (Shapiro, Allen, and Jacobo). “Irma death toll in US climbs to 12…” 9-12-2017. Victim identified as John Knight, 60, who “was cutting a tree branch at his home Thursday afternoon during cleanup from the storm when the branch hit him, knocking him off a ladder…[and] fell a distance between 20 feet and 25 feet…” (Sun Sentinel, South FL. “Hurricane Irma: Who were the victims.” 9-15-2017.)
[35] Cites Florida Department of Emergency Management based on state medical examiners.
[36] Florida Times-Union (D. Scanlon), Jacksonville. “Weeks after Irma, Florida is still counting the dead, 10-7-2017.
[37] Cites Florida Department of Emergency Management, based on reports from state Medical Examiner Offices.
[38] Sun Sentinel, South FL. “Hurricane Irma: Who were the victims.” 9-15-2017. Identifies victim as Matthew Aaron Nicklin. Writes “The blaze also left a 1-year-old hospitalized, but the child was reported in stable condition…”
[39] AP. “Irma death toll rises to at least 24 after carbon monoxide poisonings in Florida.” WJLA, DC, 9-13-2017. Notes the victims was a male, 59, from Coffeeville, Mississippi.
[40] Categorized as “Blunt Force injures” by State Division of Emergency Management.
[41] Cites Florida Department of Emergency Management, based on reports from state Medical Examiner Offices.
[42] CBS Miami. “Man Killed by Carbon Monoxide Poisoning in Hialeah.” 9-14-2017. “….The Miami-Dade County Medical Examiner Department reported Thursday [Sep 14] that 26-year-old Elvin Milian was pronounced dead one day earlier at a hospital.”
[43] ABC News. “Irma death toll in US climbs to 12…” 9-12-2017. Another source writes: Authorities suspect 65-year-old David Boatswain, a Miami man, died of carbon monoxide poisoning from a generator running inside his home.” (AP. “Irma death toll rises to at least 24 after carbon monoxide poisonings…” 9-13-2017.
[44] Florida Times-Union (D. Scanlon), Jacksonville. “Weeks after Irma, Florida is still counting the dead, 10-7-2017.
[45] Florida Times-Union (D. Scanlon), Jacksonville. “Weeks after Irma, Florida is still counting the dead, 10-7-2017.
[46] Florida Times-Union (D. Scanlon), Jacksonville. “Weeks after Irma, Florida is still counting the dead, 10-7-2017.
[47] In another Miami Herald article it is written: “Nine Hurricane Irma-related deaths have been reported in Monroe County so far. First responders are still going door-to-door and performing welfare checks…By Saturday [Sep 16], about 98 percent of homes had been checked — an estimated 15,000 homes, county officials said….Currently, the Medical Examiner…and the Sheriff’s Major Crimes Unit are investigating nine deaths which took place either because of the storm, during the storm or are somehow storm related in Monroe County, excluding the city of Key West, according to the Sheriff’s Office. A number of the people who died remain unidentified and, in coming days detectives will work to find out who they are.” (Miami Herald/Gwen Filosa. “How 9 people died in the Florida Keys from Hurricane Irma.” 9-17-2017.)
[48] Florida Times-Union (D. Scanlon), Jacksonville. “Weeks after Irma, Florida is still counting the dead, 10-7-2017.
[49] Miami Herald (Gwen Filosa). “How 9 people died in the Florida Keys from Hurricane Irma.” 9-17-2017. Unidentified; wearing life jacket.
[50] Miami Herald (Gwen Filosa). “How 9 people died in the Florida Keys from Hurricane Irma.” 9-17-2017. Victim identified as Roy Vincent Pardee.
[51] Miami Herald. “How 9 people died in the Florida Keys from Hurricane Irma.” 9-17-2017. Victim identified as Marcia Angelena Rodriguez. (Miami Herald. “Hurricane Irma-related deaths up to 14 in Florida Keys.” 9-20-2017.)
[52] Miami Herald (Gwen Filosa). “How 9 people died in the Florida Keys from Hurricane Irma.” 9-17-2017.
[53] Miami Herald. “How 9 people died in the Florida Keys from Hurricane Irma.” 9-17-2017. Victim identified as Robert Owen Wheeler, Jr. (Miami Herald. “Hurricane Irma-related deaths up to 14 in Florida Keys.” 9-20-2017.)
[54] Miami Herald (Gwen Filosa). “How 9 people died in the Florida Keys from Hurricane Irma.” 9-17-2017. Victim identified as James Armantrout.
[55] Miami Herald (Filosa). “How 9 people died in the Florida Keys from Hurricane Irma.” 9-17-2017. Unidentified.
[56] Miami Herald (Gwen Filosa). “How 9 people died in the Florida Keys from Hurricane Irma.” 9-17-2017. Victim identified as David Speraw. (Miami Herald. “Hurricane Irma-related deaths up to 14 in Florida Keys.” 9-20-2017.
[57] ABC News (Emily Shapiro). “Naples braces for Hurricane Irma’s wrath; at least 3 dead in Florida.” 9-10-2017. Since we have breakouts for 10 deaths and reporting on nine, we make assumption this death is the same as the Marathon crashed car death.
[58] Miami Herald (Filosa). “How 9 people died in the Florida Keys from Hurricane Irma.” 9-17-2017. Unidentified.
[59] Victim identified as Timothy Scott Rowland Jr. of Fernandina Beach who was cutting trees on 700 block of Geiger Road when the tree fell the wrong way. Mr. Rowland was taken to Baptist Medical Center Nassau with critical head injuries, where he died on Sep 28. (Florida Times-Union (Dan Scanlon), Jacksonville. “Nassau County man on state’s latest list of Irma-related deaths.” 10-9-2017.)
[60] “…sudden obstruction of a lung artery due to a blood clot dislodged in the body.” (Health24.com.)
[61] Cites Florida Division of Emergency Management, based on reports from state Medical Examiner offices.
[62] ABC News (Shapiro, Allen, and Jacobo). “Irma death toll in US climbs to 12…” 9-12-2017. The categorization of “blunt force injuries” is from Florida Division of Emergency Management in Miami Herald (Klas), 9-19-2017. Victim identified as Heidi Zehner. (Sun Sentinel, South FL. “Hurricane Irma: Who were the victims.” 9-15-2017.) Sun Sentinel writes that this accident came ashore “a couple hours after Irma made landfall…”
[63] AP. “Irma death toll rises to at least 24 after carbon monoxide poisonings in Florida.” WJLA, DC, 9-13-2017. Notes: “Firefighters pulled seven people from the home, three of whom died at the scene. Four other were taken to a nearby hospital in various conditions. Rescue workers found a portable gasoline generator running inside the home.” Another source notes deaths were a mother and two teenage children. (Miami Herald. “Some…poisoned… drowned. How 42…” 9-19-2017.) Another source identifies the victims as Jan Lebron Diaz, 13, Kiara Lebron Diaz, 16, and Desiree Diaz Molina, 34. (Sun Sentinel, South FL. “Hurricane Irma: Who were the victims.” 9-15-2017.)
[64] ABC News (Shapiro, Allen, and Jacobo). “Irma death toll in US climbs to 12…” 9-12-2017. Victim identified as Brian Buwalda, 51. (Sun Sentinel, South FL. “Hurricane Irma: Who were the victims.” 9-15-2017.)
[65] Florida Times-Union (D. Scanlon), Jacksonville. “Weeks after Irma, Florida is still counting the dead, 10-7-2017.
[66] Another source identifies victim as Elaine Kotake, 66. Notes that generator was to power her home near Loxahatchee, according to officials. (Sun Sentinel, south FL. “Hurricane Irma: Who were the victims.” 9-15-2017.)
[67] Associated Press. “The Latest: Virgin Island Governor Defends Recovery Pace.” 9-13-2017. . Victim identified by medical examiner’s office as Mart Daniels.
[68] Associated Press. “The Latest: Virgin Island Governor Defends Recovery Pace.” 9-13-2017. Victim identified by medical examiner’s office as Freddie Bryant.
[69] AP. “The Latest: Virgin Island Governor Defends Recovery Pace.” USNews.com, 9-13-2017. Victim identified as Terryn Wilson. (Sun Sentinel, South FL. “Hurricane Irma: Who were the victims.” 9-15-2017.)
[70] Victim identified as Harvey Wallace Friedman, 77, of New Port Richey, who fell during power/light outage. Died at Lakeland Regional Health Medical Center from injuries suffered during the fall. (The Ledger (John Chambliss), Lakeland, FL. “3rd Polk death tied to Irma.” 9-29-2017 update.) The Ledger notes that Mr. Friedman “came inland to Lakeland from New Port Richey to flee the storm.”
[71] “…pericardial tamponade is when fluid in the pericardium (the sac around the heart) build up and results in compression of the heart.” (Wikipedia. “Cardiac tamponade.”) “Myocardial rupture is a laceration or tearing of the wall of the ventricles or atria of the heart, of the interatrial [between the atria of the heart] or interventricular [between ventricles] septum [dividing wall or membrane], or of the papillary muscles. It is most commonly seen as a serious sequela [consequence] of an acute myocardial infarction (heart attack).” (Wikipedia. “Myocardial rupture.”) See also Merriam-Webster Medical Dictionary. Victim identified as Carlos Arencigia, 63, who “complained of chest pains preparing for the hurricane and while he was cleaning up after the storm. He died while “cleaning debris from the hurricane.” (The Ledger (John Chambliss), Lakeland, FL. “3rd Polk death tied to Irma.” 9-29-2017 update.)
[72] Florida Times-Union (D. Scanlon), Jacksonville. “Weeks after Irma, Florida is still counting the dead, 10-7-2017.
[73] An indirect death and not on official state list. (Florida Times-Union (D. Scanlon), Jacksonville. “Weeks after Irma, Florida is still counting the dead, 10-7-2017.) According to this source: “Barbara Lee LaFountain, 75…died between 4 and 6:30 a.m. Sept. 11 at the height of the storm’s impact, according to the Sheriff’s Office report on her death. She died when St. Johns Fire Rescue units were blocked from getting to her South Roscoe Boulevard home due to bad weather and a fallen tree blocking the route. The Sheriff’s Office said a deputy found the road blocked at 6:30 a.m. and saw a fire engine on the other side. The fire lieutenant on board said they had been trying to get to LaFountain’s home for a while after multiple calls from there about a woman with a medical problem…The deputy took the lieutenant to the home, where they found the victim dead in her bedroom and a neighbor saying he had been calling 911 since 4:15 a.m…..The Sheriff’s Office investigation showed the storm was so bad that no help could get to the home for three hours, and fire vehicles trying to get there after the first 911 call stopped because ‘water was too high.’ The fire department requested a county vehicle that could get through high water at 5:15 a.m. following another 911 call, but it was blocked by fallen trees. LaFountain was pronounced dead at 7:27 a.m.”
[74] Victim identified as Carl Shepherd of Tarpon Springs, who went out as a deck hand on a shrimp trawler Capt. Eddie, with the boat’s captain, Edward Potter. The boat sank during Irma and Shepherd drowned. Captain Potter made it onto a life raft and was picked up by a Carnival cruise ship headed to the Bahamas. (Tampa Bay Times/Kathryn Varn. “Death of deckhand in Hurricane Irma leaves void in Tarpon Springs,” 9-29-2017.)
[75] ABC News (Shapiro, Allen, and Jacobo). “Irma death toll in US climbs to 12…” 9-12-2017. Victim identified as Nancy Eason. (Sun Sentinel, South FL. “Hurricane Irma: Who were the victims.” 9-15-2017.)
[76] ABC News (Shapiro, Allen, and Jacobo). “Irma death toll in US climbs to 12…” 9-12-2017. Victim identified as Stanley Williams. (Sun Sentinel, South FL. “Hurricane Irma: Who were the victims.” 9-15-2017.)
[77] ABC News (Shapiro, Allen, and Jacobo). “Irma death toll in US climbs to 12…” 9-12-2017; LA Times. “Hurricane Irma live updates: Images of devastation emerge from Florida Keys as storm batters Georgia…” 9-11-2017. Another account writes he was found under debris on the roof of his shed where winds topped 40 mph. (Sun Sentinel, South FL. “Hurricane Irma: Who were the victims.” 9-15-2017.)
[78] Sun Sentinel, South FL. “Hurricane Irma: Who were the victims.” 9-15-2017. “North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper’s office said the man was using a generator after the storms knocked out power to his home.”
[79] Post and Courier, Charleston, SC. “Irma death toll rises to 4 in [SC] as officials assess devastation.” 9-12-2017. Victim identified as Charles Saxon.
[80] Post and Courier, Charleston, SC. “Irma death toll rises to 4 in [SC] as officials assess devastation.” 9-12-2017. Victim identified as Arthur Strudwick.
[81] Post and Courier, Charleston, SC. “Irma death toll rises to 4 in [SC] as officials assess devastation.” 9-12-2017. Victim identified as Zhen Tain. Cites SC Department of Public Safety Director for Irma-related attribution.
[82] Victim identified as Richard Clarence Lading whose “car ran into a tree that had fallen across U.S. 278 near Yemassee.” (Associated Press. “S.C.’s Irma death total climbs to 5, as man hurt in wreck succumbs to injuries.” ABC4 News, Charleston, SC, 9-27-2017.)
[83] Post and Courier, Charleston, SC. “Irma death toll rises to 4 in [SC] as officials assess…” 9-12-2017. Victim identified as William McBride. (Sun Sentinel, South FL. “Hurricane Irma: Who were the victims.” 9-15-2017.)
[84] Identification of St. Thomas as location from: Sun Sentinel, South FL. “Hurricane Irma: Who were the victims.” 9-15-2017, which writes “Rescue crews found four people dead amid the rubble…[in] ruined homes in Saint Thomas after the storms passed, but the cause of death is unclear.”