People on Manasota Key are cleaning up and repairing after Hurricane Helene brought extreme storm surge to the coastal community, dumping several feet of sand in some areas.
Watch Fox 4’s Alex Orenczuk report on clean up efforts on Manasota Key:
Manasota Key digs out from piles of sand left by Helene’s storm surge
“We’ve never seen just piles and piles of sand from the beach,” said Jill Thompson, who lives in Englewood. “So much sadness and sorrow, you can’t put it into words.”
Some were seen digging paths through the sand piled up at their front door.
Fox 4.“I’ve never seen this, other than growing up in the Midwest in the winter in a blizzard,” said Steven Thompson…