Joseph Malinowski, who was given the nickname 'Lieutenant Dan' after the character in Forrest Gump, decided to ride out Hurricane Milton at sea in Tampa Bay, Florida
A Florida man, known as "Lieutenant Dan", has miraculously survived the worst that Hurricane Milton could throw at him after defying orders to leave his boat. Joseph Malinowski, who lost a leg in a car accident when he was 16-years-old, ignored evacuation orders in Tampa Bay and decided to brave the night at sea despite police informing him of "nine shelters that are open."
Joseph attempted to reassure people that his boat was "secure" in the 120mph winds and that it had not been seriously damaged during the storm. "I'm not taking on any water, I haven't even spilled my coffee yet,' he told his more than 242k followers "'I'm good, I've got everything I need, I've got plenty of water, I've got plenty of food.
A GoFundMe campaign has been set up to help Joseph purchase a new boat to fulfil his 'seafaring dreams', and it has so far raised €36,000 of its €95,000 target. Despite ignoring pleas to leave his boat, multiple powerful tornadoes tore across Florida hours before Hurricane Milton made landfall on Wednesday.
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