Hurricane Michael videos show dramatic rescue, school destroyed in Florida

Thursday, October 11, 2018
PANAMA CITY, Fla. (KGO) -- New videos of heroic rescues and devastating destruction have been posted on social media in the wake of Hurricane Michael.

In one video, Presley Rae captured her father, a former Marine, and her brother climbing a ladder to rescue people from a roof in St. Joe Beach, Fla., undeterred by the ferocious winds and rain.
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She said this is why she and her family chose to stay during the hurricane.

In another video, the shocking effects of Hurricane Michael can be seen on a school in Panama City, Fla. Split screen imagery shows the Jinks Middle School gym before and after the hurricane.

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The damage is so bad, a drone was able to fly through the gym. Two of the walls are gone as is part of roof. A different view shows the gym floor, with a volleyball net and basketball hoop still intact while most of the gym is in tatters.

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