Fort Myers Beach Florida - Aerial View
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- Опубликовано: 17 окт 2024
- Fort Myers Beach is a town on Estero Island, off the southwest Florida coast. A long, sandy beach faces the Gulf of Mexico. The Ostego Bay Marine Science Center showcases local marine life. To the east, trails run through Matanzas Pass Preserve nature sanctuary. Built on an ancient Calusa Indian shell mound, the 1900s Mound House has archaeological exhibits. Times Square shopping center has stores and restaurants.
My Wife and I visited Fort Myers 4 different times. We loved it so much. I see so many of the places we stayed. The streets we walked together, the beach we sat on. The pier and the restaurants. I have a huge lump in my throat as i watched this. She passed away almost 4 years ago. Her Spirit was present as i watched. She loved this little piece of paradise ! I know Fort Myers will be back to it's full glory in the near future. I pray for all those that were affected. Take heart and move forward. Much Love...
Lived on beach 5 yrs behind Beach Pub. 2008-2012 wish you would have showed that area, but you just keep going over same area. But it was good footage just wanted see old stomping grounds. God bless all whom lost everything. Born and raised 63 yrs here my HOMETOWN
Beach was my escape place. Now it's gone 😔 breaks my heart ❤️ but believe if God doesn't return it will be better than ever!!!!!
As a life long Southwest FL resident and FMB regular, words cannot begin to describe what I see and feel from watching this video. The devastation is hard to comprehend and the shock has not worn off I pray for all my fellow FM area and FMB residents and business owners. May God bless you and grant you peace, hope, support and comfort. One day at a time. We have your backs!!🙏🙏
Such a terrible disaster in all levels but I have heard many speak with absolute hope for recovery, my best wishes and love for everyone who suffered a loss.
This is so heartbreaking. My husband and I moved to Fort Myers 10 years ago and I still remember coming over the bridge and seeing the beach for the first time. We love it here and it'll be back better than ever. Thank you for the beautiful footage💙
Beautiful? I find it "tragic"! 😱
It will never be back better than ever. All the memories are gone. all the old Bars and Restaurants that have been there for decades. Everything is just gone. Not always is the new stuff the better stuff... especially when it comes to times square Fort Myers
@@KaL_Terow I think she means before the hurricane...memories of the beach are beautiful, she's not referring to now...
@@jiggijames8990 - We take our memories friend, so you wipe out memories??? The structures may be gone, but we have a mind to reminisce...the good old days...
@@Twins0302 I don’t wipe out memories! But you say it like it’s a birthday party, all of us will still remember. The hurricane wiped out decades of history, many many businesses which meant everything to some families! It’s nice that you are going to keep memories but this isn’t a situation that you go over like a doctor’s visit or an appointment at the dentist. This is just devastating and heartbreaking. And even if they are building it new and better and more modern, it will never be the same! And no memorie, good or bad, will bring this back
God bless you FLORIDA - Breaks my heart. But we know you will come back more beautiful than before.
I love this place and feel so sad right now, born and raised in Florida! God bless all that those who died and survived
well written. your comment is how we all feel.
The sheer scale of this devastation, not only for Fort Meyers Beach, but the state itself, is just heartbreaking! Can’t begin to comprehend the pain of the people who lost so much so, I can only pray for all of you. Thank you for your video, for sharing it with those of us who are very far away, so that we realize just how severe conditions are. The news channels move on very quickly.💕🇨🇦
Thank you 🙏
Not even close to Andrew, Opal, not to mention Galveston back in turn of Century.
@@samconagher8495 shut up already, Ian caused more damage than Andrew
@@Jason-..- You are not the only person with an opinion here and I won't STFU. Love you people who think you know everything.
@@samconagher8495 its not a matter of opinion. Its a matter of NUMBERS. go check them out by yourself then come talk
my heart breaks for the folks of this town, locals, businesses, and avid visitors, so sad to see, just speechless. its touch to see this, and think so many lost so much. just have to take one day, thing at a time, and hopefully things will begin to return to some type of normalcy.
Nothing could beat coming to the peak of the Ft Myers Beach bridge entering the island and seeing the Gulf, the Parasailers, Boats, the beauty and energy of this amazing place. I cannot wait for that magic to be back as a Cape Coral resident!
I agree - I visited Ft. Myers a few years ago and my friend drove me across that bridge and stopped at the top. OMG - it was breathtaking, perfect white sand and the water in incredible shades of aqua. Unbelievable...true paradise. I send you all the most heartfelt wishes for a complete recovery. A friend up north in Maryland.
Nice dream. Ain't coming back. Move inland.
@@sebastianinterlandi4540 What a strange comment, of course it will be built back amazingly. So many companies are watching closely and already offering up bids on property. It's coming back alright and with a vengeance!
Wow that’s amazing thanks for the video 👍🏻👍🏻🤟
Thank you!!!
What a great video, so clear, and the somber music is telling of a tragedy.
I'm on MS Gulf Coast and went through Katrina. You that live there have just went through a "Katrina". Believe it or not, it will come back but won't be the same. Look at Biloxi today vs days after our storm. It takes about 5 years to get back to "normal" again! God Bless.
Thank you🙏🙏🙏
We were sitting there on the beach in the salty crab having an awesome breakfast two days before Ian made landfall. Simply Heartbreaking to see this footage ! Brings me to deeply painful tears
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This is very high quality drone footage.
Thank you!
We were there 3 weeks before all this … as my husband drove us over the bridge and away from the beach for the last time, I turned back to look and made the comment “Good-bye, Fort Meyers Beach. I will always love you.” Such an odd statement, we both thought, as it spoke of a finality yet we were hoping to move here for retirement. God was preparing us for this great tragedy that was to come. Our sincerest prayers are with the residents of Lee County. 💔😭🙏✝️
I was shopping for a SWFL retirement property via internet listings literally a week before the hurricane hit. Many of those same homes are in ruins now. I don't take lightly this sign I was given to stay away from owning there. Developers are selling us swamp land! Florida is for vacation getaways only!
We was there last year thinking the same thing about retiring to the Cape Coral/ Ft Meyer area. So sad to see what Mother Nature has done😢
Thank you!
I too was there 4 weeks prior to Ian...
Was hoping to stay permanently, but for some reason..I returned up north. 4 weeks later...IAN came.
Before that I lived in Estero/Fort Myers for 16 years.
I left in 2017 the same week Hurricane Irma came up through Naples.
@Wandering Jackrabbit obvious that really bothered you. Really?
Been all over Florida it's one of my favorite States. Fort Myers was one of our favorite places to go. It's so heartbreaking. My thoughts and prayers continue without ceasing for all those affected by hurricane Ian may God be with you bless you comfort you and strengthen you now and always! 🙏🙏🙏
Wow , amazing video , really good quality , thanks for the good video , looking forward for more videos , stay connected!!!
Thank you 🙏
May the great God … Give you back double on everything you lost. Blessings in Christ Jesus. GOD IS GOOD
Makes me want to cry.
😢 I spent my whole life growing up on these beaches and it shakes me to my core to see all this in person
Brandon, our summer get away yearly, I know how you feel..♥♥♥, ask the Lord for peace in your heart...read John 14: 1 + it will help your inner soul...
Just give it time, it’ll all get rebuilt.
It's just a matter of time. will come back stronger and more beautiful
Right!
Our beloved beach, ours hearts are broken. Our spirits are hopeful ~ God Bless
Makes me feel sick looking at the devastation. Have spent many vacation days at the Outrigger which was hit hard. Will always have good memories of FMB. God’s speed in rebuilding.
Looks better than when I got there 3 weeks ago. It'll be back before you know it, good as new.
Florida 4K -Thank you for being our eyes...so many memories, and the stores so familiar....Please do another video with the Northern end of the Island...I have a condo if it's still there...you need to go beyond the Pier...I loved the music, this is my stomping ground once a week, every year..Praying for all the lives affected here...Folks these islands are SANDBARS...foundation is sand & salt water...no matter how we dress it up...the winds will knock them down...Matthew 7:24-27; 26 And everyone who hears these words of mine and does not do them will be like a foolish man who built his house on the sand. 27 And the rain fell, and the floods came, and the winds blew and beat against that house, and it fell, and great was the fall of it.” These were Yeshua's words...this passage came to me when we heard of the destruction on Estero...God Bless you all, I pray he will give Strength and Peace to all.🙏🙏🙏
Thank you so much 🙏🙏🙏
Thank you for sharing. This really hits more than ever to me. Makes me miss that whole county and Naples. The people I know and love are well. But my memory of being there with all. Is distorted now by this scar across the landscape. Yes. It can be rebuilt. Good for the economy. Florida strong. I get it. But it may not be as what it once was. I’m sorry everyone. All of you there. I wish I could just make it better. So many times. I drove and walked. Swam the water there. It’s still Fort Myers beach. No matter what
Thank you!
As devastating as this is. The ocean will wash out all the silt on the ocean floor, the water will clear up, all the sand on the streets will get put back on the beach, the power will come back, men will replace and rebuild all that has been destroyed. Floridians will start making new memories to replace the one's they lost. The sand on the beach will be groomed and by the time the water gets warm next spring, and you can swim, things will look much different than they do right now. This place will be built back stronger!
That’s what I say ! Hey just look at Southeast Florida now 30 years after agent oh my goodness it’s doubled in size. i went thru Andrew.
No it wont
@@greer2402 that's the positive spirt to have!
Unfortunately I am afraid it won't happen that fast...😔
It’s crazy even the water is still not back to normal color yet it is still a darker brownish green color from the hurricane just shows the power it had.
And the red tide is bad
The pollution from the storm is far more long term than the structural damage. It will be 50 or 60 years before the water recovers (assuming there is no further contamination).
@@kac5318 seriously?
The waters on FMB are naturally tannin-laced colors. Never Blue tropical colors. The reason is the Calossahatchee river drains just north of the island, and the gulf currents in that area are southerly, pulling the brackish waters of the river past FMB. The waters are absolutely dirty from the debris and run-off. The runoff will continue for months as the interior of FL drains to Lake O and is released down the Caloosahatchee.
@@jonmohoney7574 LOL no. People tend to focus on the shoreline, but the reality is the storm, Like Irma, is far-reaching. The amount of rain inland will play a large factor in water quality. The salinity levels are going to be off for a while as water runs off from the Kissimmee River basin into Lake O. That is released into the Caloosahatchee. Thankfully, more water is being released into the everglades, but not really enough to make a difference yet. We will most likely see algae blooms, and red tide early 2023.
You did a good job flying your drone and getting the shots. We loved Ft. Myers Beach, but it has been a long time since were there, it is hard to remember where everything was.
Amazing what the people and the governor have done! 👍👍
I’ve never been to Fort Meyers beach but from what I’ve heard it was a nice place. I know it will take a while to get this beach the way it was or close to it. It nice to see a video of the progress from a different angel, would have liked to see a bit more down the beach. It’s still a mess just an organized mess. My heart goes out to the people of Florida.❤️
Even after a month, it is hard to see all this. So many places became so familiar over the last 12 years of going there for my Spring break. Is there any way to get more footage along the beach between Diamondhead Resort and Junkanoo? I am also curious what kind of shape Ascension Catholic Church is in. Thank you....and thank for putting these videos together.
I'll try to do it. Thank you!
As a retired person who loves the beach and Ft Myers area it is so hard to watch ! I pray for all and HOPE IT CAN SND WILL BE REBUILT!!
Blessings in Abundance from Above
To each one of you In FORT MYERS FLORIDA
Thank you for sharing this with us. I'm sure that people will be strongest after that. I subscribed in you channel. like to. Carlos from Campinas, Brasil.
Gracias amigo, tu canal se ve bien. 👍👍👍Me voy a suscribir!
Ft. Myers Beach STRONG!!
I've been vacationing in FMB for a few years and as I was close to retirement, I was considering selling my house in the frozen North and moving there. I got married in 2020 and last year in 2021 brought my new wife down to see the area a couple times. She loved it and was quite excited with the idea. We were looking at manufactured home parks and right after coming home last December, one of the parks we had been looking at was hit by the tornado that went through Ft Myers. Mobile homes turned over on the news. We decided that despite the extra cost, we'd look for a regular house. Well, the hurricane the whole idea to rest. I hope the folks there recover soon. I understand many didn't have insurance for a hurricane so they've lost everything.
Better off renting January - April IMO...............Insurance is going to go through the roof and no worrying about the next storm. Florida has had 3 MAJOR Hurricanes in 6 years..........only a matter of where the next one hits
@@MB-rr1fb Great Point - the cost for insurance will now be too high. More economical to just vacation there a few times each year, then just drive home to the safer midwest, where I live now.
Don't do it dude you're safer in Michigan
$5 grand a month can get you oceanfront in the Clearwater/St Pete Beach area. $20 grand a year and no worries. Change locations every year if you wish.
Smart!@@travelguy1564 Regards from the SATX!
Me impresiona la destrucción por Ian, pero cuando vi la recuperación tan rápida me quedé más tranquilo. Excelente video.
Sí, están trabajando duro en la recuperación. Gracias!!!
What if we looked at the storm as a blessing in disguise? Rebuild stronger and bring the towns back. It takes time and money, provides new jobs, new possibilities. Nothing lasts forever.
Always positive!
The Lani Kai reminds me of Lt. Dan on the top of the mast on Forrest's boat screaming at the storm and saying "is that all you got" ??!!
Looks like that's one SWFL staple that's gonna take more than a Cat 5 storm to get rid of anytime soon. 🤘🏻
Lol
That's a so cool video 👍🏻
Thank you 🙏
The Leonardo Arms condos had 1 building that angled toward the ocean with massive sandbags protecting the foundation. When we visited in July, I saw that and wondered how it would fare in a hurricane. Any news or photos of that building?
Very well made video with the music. Great work. So sad to see all that destruction. Stay strong...
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Great video enjoyable to watch.
Loved to go there, would take my mom to meet her sister that came with friends from out of town. Fished on the pier ate at all the lovely restaurants. Just a pleasurable little town to visit. So sad to see all of the devastation.
Thank you 🙏
@@Florida4Kchannel loved your effort making this video, tragic as it may be. I'm retired here in Texas, but once was a FL dreamer. Keep hoping that I can get healthy enough to somehow assist down there. Again, thanks!
@@KaL_Terow Thank you so much🙏🙏🙏
Why is it a mess? Warnings went out years ago, its like people didn't listen..
looks more like a tornado ripped thru there.the media doesnt want to say,but this hurricane was more like a cyclone.i live in naples fl.and we lost our apts and houses from.10 feet storm surge that came in from.this storm.i pray everyday for the lost lives and my heart goeso ut to all of us that went thru this tragedy.now we have nothing but thank god we are survivors.Amen🛐🛐🛐
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So sad. Had chills looking at all the devastation. Praying !!
Great footage!
Thank you 🙏
Good video, they have been doing a lot of cleaning! please do a before and after to see the progression
I'll do it. Thank you!
I just wonder how effective the cleanup would be without GAS POWERED trucks?
Ya, I'm hearing the "electric push" is a bit of a pipe dream, in all reality of everything! Some guy even built a gas powered generator in his Tesla because he hated stopping so often to charge his car up!
I noticed the spot where that one house was swept away by the storm surge on that video that went viral. Unreal
Beautifully done. Is there a central location for people to report friends or family who are an accounted for?
I think so!
Everytime I see Margaritaville I get mad. But I suspect these are the structures that will eventually replace our beloved businesses and cottages that were destroyed.
I’m with you! As the drone passed over that monstrosity, I couldn’t help but think this is why Mother Nature felt compelled to take back her land.
What was Margaritaville? A bad place, hedonism?
They need to rebuild all houses on stilts and to withstand 200 mph winds. These big hurricanes are only going to get worse.
You will rebuild better than ever!
55 years in north fort Myers and I use to go to fmb all the time but I havent yet to try and go out there dealing with everything in north fort Myers with my house
I love my Fort Myers.....we will be back....Stonger than ever!! #SWFL
Wow! They are rebuilding the beach with imported Sand.
My one wish is that they rebuild and everybody rebuilds their business and be bigger and stronger than ever
That would be great!
Good reason to live in Colorado and not roach and mosquito city. Born and raised in Florida. I've been through five hurricanes. No more thank you. Got out as soon as I could. I would not go back. Too many snow birds and this kind of thing.
It's gonna take alot to get y'all up and going again, but I know you can do it, if you pull together and everybody working together, I know you can get fort Myers looking like fort Myers again. 👍👍👍👍👍👍😀😀😀😀😀😀😀😀
You're right!
Just heartbreaking
Fort myers beach will never be the same.
Yes it will be rebuilt, of course but it will never look or feel the same.
It will be taken over by modern flashy buildings. I imagine it will look like miami beach.
The small beach town charm was stolen from us.
It makes me sad.
I live an hour away north and it's not great here, but I have no complaints when I see Fort Myers area.
Right! Lots of destruction in Fort Myers Beach
I have been to Fort Myers many tiimes. It is a wonderful place. I am sure the residents will do what Americans always do. They will rebuild the city and surrounding communities.
Hopefully, those in charge will insist on design and construction standards that will better prepare the community for the next big storm.
Why does the water look so sick and how do they get all the sand back on the beach
A lot of fuel and sewage leaked - add in all the dead animals, very robust.
You're right!
Probably because the hurricane stirred it up so bad and lots of things got into it.
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Thank you!
Time will heal the land and the people there. It's easier to destroy than to rebuild.
Visited Florida three times. Nice place to visit. What’s going to happen next 🇺🇸
I just cry when I see it all. God stay with everyone 😢❤🙏 to all.
Thank you 🙏
Mother Nature letting us all know that building on low land by a body of water will, at some point in time, make everyone sad. unfortunate but history repeats.
I wonder how long it will take the water to clear up?
50 to 60 years
@@kac5318 are you serious? Oh man. That would be dreadful
I see all the birds on the beach and I wonder do they find a lot of dead birds? Or fish or sea life? Where do they go during these storms?
Birds knew better to leave unless us and the few that stay I was in north fort Myers and I stayed now other wild life they might fine
The massive power of a Hurricane I now understand. Seeing Tampa Bay literally siphoned to combine and then all of this sand (so heavy) thrown in and over land-
The water has definitely turned cloudy and briny. Sad.
Tears..
As I watched your video, I wished I would"ve prayed harder.
Looks like lake water.
Clean up continues but maybe in the rebuilding of this area…think about circular (round) structures. Flat faced structures do not withstand cat 5 hurricanes. Set a new standard for safety. Round cement block buildings. There’s a reason light houses last hundreds of years.
Eso es pensar.
I vacationed there at least 40 times
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Final de tarde era ótimo. Mas com tempo vai voltar ao normal
It's so sad to see this....prayers for the residents of FM
Why doesn’t someone video the rest of the beach towards the south?
I'll do it. Thank you!
after all that happened along the road to the bay nothing should be built just leave to the beach parking lots along the street and there will be elegant access to the beach.
I wonder what that black thing that was in the water?
There should be more videos that show to the wider extent of how vast an area has been effected, to be fair others include other areas just as hard hit yet no real "fly over's". Are there area's that are not allowing aircraft to document other than Fort Myers Beach. Not that your videos fall short or lack importance on the contrary but can one barrier island's trauma tell the story of the many who would like the world to know how thier recovery has trended?
Yes, your video does an excellent job of showing the recovery progress. But I commented yesterday when viewing your flying over affected areas offered an exclucive drone video. And while another posted video the camera showed a drone coursing over Fort Myers Beach. As if by design began to listen as he narrated semmingly as scripted described how federal guidelines prevent the taking of videos to post and where each video posted on youtube were liable to a $5,000 fine. Furthermore, he stated" hopefully he procured the proper permits to legally opperate a drone beyond the property margins you own.
What beach?
amazing vid ..was there a couple weeks before Ian and this is sad to see.
Thank you!
We visited in April... It will recover in time. The New Jersey shore in spots is still rebuilding fro Hurricane Sandy. Insurance takes time.
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Incredible Drone footage, HATED AFTERMATH of Ian
Thank you 🙏
At 5:50 that looks like a beach sand reclamation project. I'd like to see more about how the debris is filtered out and how, when and where the cleaned sand gets returned to the beach.
There is a clip from one of the local news stations that shows the process they are using. They are screening all the debris out before dumping the sand back on the beach.
Screening machines similar to those used in gravel pits are sorting out the debris from the sand.
ruclips.net/video/uA6sxAH57Ho/видео.html
They are going to need all the sand they can get seeing how far it got blown. They may also have to dredge somewhere to get even more sand to do a proper reclamation.
The sand is still filthy. Look at the "cleaned" sand. It is still brown. Our sand was white. My pool water is black and looks and smells like gasoline and oil.1 month later and I still cannot get anyone to come out and help with my pool. I have a washing machine, a lawn mower, an air conditioner, doors and lumber from the cottages behind me are all in my pool. Pools are not covered by any of my 3 policies that I pay for so I am responsible for paying for it to be cleaned. So I am supposed to believe with all the oil, fuel, debris, dead animals, human remains, raw sewage, etc., they can just grind it up and it will be cleaned and sanitized?
How long is fate them to rebuild everything by 2025 or 2024
We will bounce back!!!!!!!!!
So sad. About all this Tragedy
Let’s be HUMBLE IN CHRIST JESUS
It looks like homes on stilts are the ones that stood the most through the storm. It looks like things need to go back the way they were as in the Florida Keys homes on stilts and ya live on the second floor..
I've noticed how dirty the sea water still is close to shore, when just north of the pier it's a much darker rich blue.
I saw that too. Still looks like an angry sea. I’ve heard the smell is horrific, much like when there is a red tide!
@@fozzeebear969 The smell is coming from the decay in the back bays. There is a LOT of decaying material in the back bays. The waters around FMB are NEVER blue, as the Caloosahatchee drains right there. The gulf currents pull the water southwards, and out. Right past FMB.
There is no red tide detected at FMB and Sanibel. There IS red tide detected at Englewood and north.
I'm glad Im not the only who noticed it. I was wondering the same thing. Looks like when there is an oil spill.
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Sad to see this but how with a clear conscience live in a disaster zone knowing that this will happen not if but when...
Right!
They should be ashamed for putting that eye sore margarita ville building there and ruining the. Landscape of the area, shame on who ever let that be built
It seems futile to rebuild, it is very heartbreaking