Officials Tried to Help Viral Florida Man 'Lt. Dan' Before Hurricane Milton, but He Chose to Stay in His Boat
A Tampa man nicknamed "Lieutenant Dan" said in a viral TikTok that he wasn't going to evacuate ahead of Hurricane Milton and would instead hunker down in his boat Tampa Mayor Jane Castor said at a news conference that Dan had been "saved" by authorities and was in a shelter But authorities subsequently said that Dan had declined to move,