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The official death toll from Hurricane Ian rose to 58 in Florida on Sunday. Rescue teams are still hunting for survivors of Hurricane Ian amid a landscape forever altered by a deadly storm surge that killed dozens and destroyed neighborhoods and infrastructure.

First responders refer to the first 48 hours on the ground as a “hasty search,” where they prioritize searching homes with the most damage for survivors.

The Labrador retriever quickly picked up the scent and led a Miami firefighter to the top of a rubble pile and jumped down the other side. ”Confirmed!” the firefighter shouted over the din of a helicopter passing overhead. “One deceased.”

U.S. Army helicopters have been employed to fly residents stranded on Sanibel Island by Hurricane Ian to Florida’s mainland.

The days of grueling search and rescue efforts in Fort Myers Beach – one of the areas particularly ravaged by Hurricane Ian – have begun, and those whose homes, businesses, jobs and sense of safety were obliterated in the blink of an eye are setting out on a long and uncertain road to a new life.

A suspected burglar who is accused of targeting homes in Broward and Palm Beach counties is off the streets and in jail.

(PALM BEACH COUNTY, Florida)-- A burglary suspect, 24-year-old Jamal James Rutledge, has been pulled off the streets and put in jail. Rutledge, a Fort Lauderdal

Hurricane Andrew struck on this day on 1992. Victims recall the deadly storm that serves as a reminder to Floridians of why they should be prepared, and careful, before, during and after the storm.

One year later, Florida Task Force 1 members say they will never forget responding to the condo collapse in Surfside.

Around 3:30 p.m. Monday, two men were working on a water and sewer project at Tucker's Point near Burnt Store Road and Notre Dame Boulevard. The ground collapsed and nearby workers called 911.