The body of an 82-year-old woman who went missing after Hurricane Ian in late September was discovered this week in a mangrove forest near Fort Myers Beach, Florida, authorities said.
Ilonka Knes was one of the last two people missing after the devastation caused by Hurricane Ian, and her remains were found Tuesday “in the heart of the mangroves,” Carmine Marceno, Sheriff County Sheriff, said Thursday at a press conference. Lee, which includes Fort Myers Beach.
This finding brings the toll of the hurricane in this county, the most affected, to 74 deaths, he said.
Her husband also died in the hurricane.
“Most of us feel that we are back to normal. For some, even without news from their loved ones, every day since the storm has been difficult, ”commented Carmine Marceno, who assured that his services continue to tirelessly search for the last missing person. .
Ilonka Knes’s body was identified through dental records, he said. The medical examiner determined that she had drowned. Her husband, Robert Knes, 81, also died in the hurricane.
Ian, a Category 4 hurricane when it hit the Florida coast, had first devastated Cuba and continued on its path over North Carolina. It killed more than a hundred people, according to US media.
Source: BFM TV
