PUNTA GORDA, Fla. — The first reported death from Hurricane Helene in Southwest Florida came from Charlotte County.
An elderly man living in the Windmill Village community died Saturday. He was severely burned after a golf cart battery exploded, causing a massive fire.
“He was trying to fight the fire. He was overcome by the smoke and then passed out into the fire, which resulted in life-threatening burns and injuries,” Todd Dunn, public information officer with Charlotte County Fire & EMS, said…