9 found dead in Pinellas County after Hurricane Helene: PCSO

PINELLAS COUNTY, Fla. - Pinellas County Sheriff Bob Gualtieri announced an updated death toll as a result of Hurricane Helene on Saturday.

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According to the sheriff's office, the nine victims who lost their lives during Hurricane Helene were:

66-year-old Donna Fagersten of Indian Rocks Beach
80-year-old Patricia Mikos of Dunedin
71-year-old Aiden Bowles of Indian Rocks Beach
79-year-old Marjorie Havard of St. Pete Beach
71-year-old Francis Wright of Madeira Beach
89-year-old Jerome Waite of St. Pete
55-year-old James Thompson of Redington Shore
37-year-old Rachel Burch of Treasure Island

Next of kin for all but one victim was notified.

The unidentified victim was an Indian Rocks Beach man, according to officials.

PCSO says many of the victims drowned and were surrounded by debris. According to officials, all the deaths happened in areas of mandatory evacuation Zone A.

Authorities say these storm-related deaths will continue to be investigated by the Pinellas County Sheriff's Office, the Indian Shores Police Department, the St. Petersburg Police Department, and the Treasure Island Police Department.

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