{"id":112504,"date":"2024-10-10T11:25:11","date_gmt":"2024-10-10T04:25:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/?p=112504"},"modified":"2024-10-10T11:25:11","modified_gmt":"2024-10-10T04:25:11","slug":"multiple-fatalities-in-st-lucie-county","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/?p=112504","title":{"rendered":"&#8216;Multiple fatalities&#8217; in St. Lucie County"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"fluid\"\r\n     data-ad-layout-key=\"-fb+5w+4e-db+86\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"7910942971\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>ST. LUCIE COUNTY, Fla. \u2014 The St. Lucie County sheriff confirmed there are &#8220;multiple fatalities&#8221; in the county after a tornado outbreak Wednesday.<\/p>\n<p>Sheriff Keith Pearson confirmed multiple people were killed at the Spanish Lakes Country Club, a senior community off Spanish Lakes Boulevard near Fort Pierce.<\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s unclear how many people have died or how many others have been hurt.<\/p>\n<p>Pearson said they are checking every house to help those affected as search and rescue operations are underway.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;They are listening for life,&#8221; Pearson said regarding what deputies are doing as they visit homes in the neighborhood. &#8220;This is a weather event like none other.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><b>The sheriff told WPTV anchor Meghan McRoberts that somewhere between &#8220;6 and 12&#8221; tornadoes touched down in the county.<\/b><\/p>\n<p>Dozens of agencies, including officers with the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission, have responded to the community. <\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Our No. 1 goal is life safety,&#8221; Pearson said. &#8220;We want to get to anybody who might be trapped underneath the rubble or trapped in these situations and get them out safely.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The sheriff said there were &#8220;well over 100 homes&#8221; throughout the county that have been lost due to the severe weather outbreak.<\/p>\n<p>Officials said the state has sent about 100 search and rescue members to the county to assist local agencies.<\/p>\n<p><b>WATCH: &#8216;Dozens of homes&#8217; damaged, St. Lucie County spokesman says<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"VideoEnhancement\" data-video-disable-history=\"\"><\/p>\n<p>Search and rescue operations underway in St. Lucie County after tornadoes<\/p>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We have dozens of homes in St. Lucie County that have been damaged, some catastrophic damage,&#8221; St. Lucie County spokesman Erick Gill said. &#8220;We are working with the St. Lucie County Fire District &#8230; National Guard, as well as units from the sheriff&#8217;s office and even first responders from surrounding counties to help with search and rescue.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Gill said their goal was to get into the communities where multiple tornadoes have touched down to help survivors and do damage assessment. <\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We have three shelters that were already open, but we&#8217;re looking at converting another school to a fourth shelter to take care of those who may have been displaced by the tornadoes that ripped through our area this afternoon,&#8221; Gill said.        <\/p>\n<p>There have been <a class=\"Link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.wptv.com\/weather\/weather-news\/possible-tornado-hits-areas-of-st-lucie-martin-counties\" target=\"_blank\" data-cms-ai=\"0\" rel=\"noopener\"><b>multiple tornadoes across the Treasure Coast and Palm Beach County<\/b><\/a> caused by <a class=\"Link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.wptv.com\/science-and-tech\/natural-disasters\/hurricane-milton-could-double-in-size-as-it-barrels-toward-florida\" target=\"_blank\" data-cms-ai=\"0\" rel=\"noopener\">Hurricane Milton<\/a> as it nears Florida.<\/p>\n<p>Gov. Ron DeSantis said there have been 116 tornado warnings with 19 confirmed touchdowns on Wednesday.<\/p>\n<p>Kevin Guthrie, the director of Florida&#8217;s Division of Emergency Management, said they have multiple task forces headed to the affected areas.<br \/>\u2002\u2002\u2002\u2002\u2002\u2002<br \/>Guthrie said about 125 homes were destroyed statewide, mostly mobile homes in senior communities.<\/p>\n<p>Milton <a class=\"Link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.wptv.com\/science-and-tech\/natural-disasters\/hurricane-milton-could-double-in-size-as-it-barrels-toward-florida\" target=\"_blank\" data-cms-ai=\"0\" rel=\"noopener\"><b>made landfall<\/b><\/a> in Florida near Siesta Key just after 8:30 p.m., but its wrath has been felt across the Sunshine State much of the day.<\/p>\n<p><b><i>This is a breaking news story and will be updated.<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><script>\n    window.fbAsyncInit = function() {\n    FB.init({\n        appId : '207362756082470',\n    xfbml : true,\n    version : 'v2.9'\n    });\n    };\n    (function(d, s, id){\n    var js, fjs = d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0];\n    if (d.getElementById(id)) {return;}\n    js = d.createElement(s); js.id = id;\n    js.src = \"https:\/\/connect.facebook.net\/en_US\/sdk.js\";\n    js.async = true;\n    fjs.parentNode.insertBefore(js, fjs);\n    }(document, 'script', 'facebook-jssdk'));\n<\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"fluid\"\r\n     data-ad-layout-key=\"-fb+5w+4e-db+86\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"7910942971\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><div data-type=\"_mgwidget\" data-widget-id=\"1660802\">\r\n<\/div>\r\n<script>(function(w,q){w[q]=w[q]||[];w[q].push([\"_mgc.load\"])})(window,\"_mgq\");\r\n<\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wptv.com\/weather\/weather-news\/multiple-fatalities-in-st-lucie-county-sheriff-says\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>ST. 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