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2022 Atlantic Hurricane Season
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See how deputies across Florida are helping DeSoto with aid after Hurricane Ian flooding

WUSF | By Carl Lisciandrello
Published October 1, 2022 at 1:04 PM EDT
Law enforcement gathering water and helping assist DeSoto County in Hurricane Ian recovery
DeSoto County Sheriff's Office
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Deputies with the DeSoto, Lafayette, Hendry and Taylor County Sheriff’s Offices load water, unload at a boat ramp, and then leave to deliver it to those landlocked from the flooding in DeSoto County.

Deputies from three counties arrived in DeSoto County to assist in delivering water to landlocked residents.

Sheriff's offices around Florida are assisting DeSoto County in dealing with flooding after Hurricane Ian.

In a post on the DeSoto County Sheriff's Office Facebook page, the department showed how deputies from Lafayette County in North Florida, Hendry County in South Florida, and Taylor County in the Florida Panhandle.

The deputies are seen loading bottles of water onto boats and then unloading them at a boat ramp before delivering them to residents who are landlocked from the flooding.

Law enforcement gathering water and helping assist DeSoto County in Hurricane Ian recovery
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Deputies with the DeSoto, Lafayette, Hendry and Taylor County Sheriff’s Offices load water, unload at a boat ramp, and then leave to deliver it to those landlocked from the flooding in DeSoto County.
DeSoto County Sheriff's Office / Facebook
Law enforcement gathering water and helping assist DeSoto County in Hurricane Ian recovery
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Deputies with the DeSoto, Lafayette, Hendry and Taylor County Sheriff’s Offices load water, unload at a boat ramp, and then leave to deliver it to those landlocked from the flooding in DeSoto County.
DeSoto County Sheriff's Office / Facebook
Law enforcement gathering water and helping assist DeSoto County in Hurricane Ian recovery
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Deputies with the DeSoto, Lafayette, Hendry and Taylor County Sheriff’s Offices load water, unload at a boat ramp, and then leave to deliver it to those landlocked from the flooding in DeSoto County.
DeSoto County Sheriff's Office / Facebook
Law enforcement gathering water and helping assist DeSoto County in Hurricane Ian recovery
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Deputies with the DeSoto, Lafayette, Hendry and Taylor County Sheriff’s Offices load water, unload at a boat ramp, and then leave to deliver it to those landlocked from the flooding in DeSoto County.
DeSoto County Sheriff's Office / Facebook
Law enforcement gathering water and helping assist DeSoto County in Hurricane Ian recovery
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Deputies with the DeSoto, Lafayette, Hendry and Taylor County Sheriff’s Offices load water, unload at a boat ramp, and then leave to deliver it to those landlocked from the flooding in DeSoto County.
DeSoto County Sheriff's Office / Facebook
Law enforcement gathering water and helping assist DeSoto County in Hurricane Ian recovery
6 of 8  — DeSotoFlooding4_DeSotoSO_FB_100122.jpg
Deputies with the DeSoto, Lafayette, Hendry and Taylor County Sheriff’s Offices load water, unload at a boat ramp, and then leave to deliver it to those landlocked from the flooding in DeSoto County.
DeSoto County Sheriff's Office / Facebook
Law enforcement gathering water and helping assist DeSoto County in Hurricane Ian recovery
7 of 8  — DeSotoFlooding1_DeSotoSO_FB_100122.jpg
Deputies with the DeSoto, Lafayette, Hendry and Taylor County Sheriff’s Offices load water, unload at a boat ramp, and then leave to deliver it to those landlocked from the flooding in DeSoto County.
DeSoto County Sheriff's Office / Facebook
Law enforcement gathering water and helping assist DeSoto County in Hurricane Ian recovery
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Deputies with the DeSoto, Lafayette, Hendry and Taylor County Sheriff’s Offices load water, unload at a boat ramp, and then leave to deliver it to those landlocked from the flooding in DeSoto County.
DeSoto County Sheriff's Office / Facebook

Flooding is widespread across the county, including the Peace River, which breached and has made Highway 70 impassable.

Aerial view of Peace River flooding
JC Deriso/DeSoto County Emergency Management
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The Peace River is shown flooded over Highway 70 in DeSoto County on Sept. 30, 2020.
Kings Highway in DeSoto County is closed due to flooding
DeSoto County Emergency Management
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Kings Highway in DeSoto County was closed due to flooding on Sept. 30, 2022.
A street sign warns of flooded roads
DeSoto County Emergency Management
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All roads were closed west of Arcadia in DeSoto County due to flooding on Sept. 30, 2022.
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Carl Lisciandrello
I wasn't always a morning person. After spending years as a nighttime sports copy editor and page designer, I made the move to digital editing in 2000. Turns out, it was one of the best moves I've ever made.
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