{"id":508888,"date":"2022-11-11T10:32:20","date_gmt":"2022-11-11T07:32:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/florida-death-toll-from-tropical-storm-nicole-rises-to-5\/"},"modified":"2022-11-11T10:32:20","modified_gmt":"2022-11-11T07:32:20","slug":"florida-death-toll-from-tropical-storm-nicole-rises-to-5","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/florida-death-toll-from-tropical-storm-nicole-rises-to-5\/","title":{"rendered":"#Florida death toll from Tropical Storm Nicole rises to 5"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_85 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a3ee36f0823a\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a3ee36f0823a\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/florida-death-toll-from-tropical-storm-nicole-rises-to-5\/#%E2%80%9CFlorida_death_toll_from_Tropical_Storm_Nicole_rises_to_5%E2%80%9D\" >&#8220;Florida death toll from Tropical Storm Nicole rises to 5&#8221;<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E2%80%9CFlorida_death_toll_from_Tropical_Storm_Nicole_rises_to_5%E2%80%9D\"><\/span>&#8220;Florida death toll from Tropical Storm Nicole rises to 5&#8221;<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<div>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module alignleft\">\n        <\/aside>\n<p>Tropical Storm Nicole has now claimed the lives of at least 5 people in Florida as it battered the state\u2019s east coast Thursday.<\/p>\n<p>Two people were fatally electrocuted by a downed power line in Orlando, two others died in a crash on Florida\u2019s Turnpike and a fifth person died while aboard a yacht, according to authorities. <\/p>\n<p>In the electrocution deaths, the victims stepped out of their car z<a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">app<\/a>ed by a downed power line at Bayfront Parkway and Pershing Avenue at around 9:30 a.m., Orange County Mayor Jerry Demings said during a <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/news\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"2\" title=\"News\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">news<\/a> conference.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis really is a reminder to use extreme caution while out after a storm,\u201d Demings said. \u201cNever touch a downed power line. Always assume that it is a live wire.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>More than 300,000 power outages have been reported across Florida as of early Thursday afternoon. <\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/tropical-storm-nicole-deaths-330-1.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"This satellite image provided by NOAA shows Tropical Storm Nicole making landfall as a hurricane early Thursday on Nov. 10, 2022 near Florida. \" class=\"wp-image-24615509\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/tropical-storm-nicole-deaths-330-1.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/tropical-storm-nicole-deaths-330-1.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/tropical-storm-nicole-deaths-330-1.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>This satellite image provided by NOAA shows Tropical Storm Nicole making landfall as a hurricane early Thursday on Nov. 10, 2022 near Florida. <\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">AP<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The Orange County Sheriff\u2019s Office is investigating the deaths. <\/p>\n<p>Two others died in a car crash around 5:45 a.m. on the Florida Turnpike within Orange County Thursday morning, Demings said. <\/p>\n<p>The driver of a pickup truck lost control and swerved towards the shoulder of the roadway, where a tow truck was parked, Florida Highway Patrol <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.wesh.com\/article\/orlando-crash-deadly-sunshine-parkway\/41921367\">told WESH 2 News<\/a>. <\/p>\n<p>The 53-year-old male pickup truck driver hit the 42-year-old driver of the tow truck who was standing behind his vehicle at the time. Both were pronounced dead at the scene.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/tropical-storm-nicole-deaths-331.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"Damage to the Vero Beach Boardwalk is shown following Tropical Storm Nicole on Nov. 10, 2022 in Vero Beach, Fla.   \" class=\"wp-image-24615511\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/tropical-storm-nicole-deaths-331.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/tropical-storm-nicole-deaths-331.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/tropical-storm-nicole-deaths-331.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Damage to the Vero Beach Boardwalk is shown following Tropical Storm Nicole on Nov. 10, 2022 in Vero Beach, Fla.   <\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">AP<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Florida Highway Patrol is investigating the crash. <\/p>\n<p>A fifth person died while aboard a docked yacht during the peak of the storm, according to reports. <\/p>\n<p>Thomas Whittle, 68, died early Thursday morning on his boat docked at Lee Wenner Park in Cocoa on the state\u2019s east coast, police <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.floridatoday.com\/story\/news\/2022\/11\/10\/port-canaveral-man-dead-after-rescuers-pull-him-yacht-during-height-hurricane-cocoa\/10661293002\/\">told Florida Today<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The Port Canaveral man\u2019s wife, who was also on the ship, called 911 just after 4:33 a.m. and said her husband was in distress. <\/p>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module alignright\">\n    <\/aside>\n<p>Emergency personnel responded and boarded the boat where they began CPR on Whittle. As they were doing so, the yacht broke loose from the dock and started to drift away, police said. <\/p>\n<p>The rescuers were able to secure it with lines and rushed Whittle to a local hospital, but he could not be saved. His cause of death has not been released. <\/p>\n<p>Tropical Storm Nicole made landfall as a Category 1 hurricane just south of Vero Beach, Florida around 3 a.m. Shortly after Nicole lost wind intensity and was downgraded to a tropical storm. <\/p>\n<p>Even so, the storm barreled through the Sunshine State, wreaking havoc on many areas still recovering from Hurricane Ian six weeks ago. <\/p>\n<p>Nicole pummeled Florida\u2019s east coast with sustained winds of up to 75 miles per hours, dangerous storm surge, powerful waves and heavy rains. <\/p>\n<p>A state of emergency was called for 45 of the state\u2019s 67 counties and many residents were forced to evacuate.\n                        <\/p><\/div>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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