Medical examiner for Lee and Hendry counties releases names of 27 Hurricane Ian victims
The Office of the District 21 Medical Examiner, which serves Hendry, Glades and Lee counties, released the names of 27 victims of Hurricane Ian on Wednesday afternoon.
The list excludes identities for cases that are not finalized or are part of an open investigation, the Medical Examiner's Office said.
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Medical examiners attributed 52 deaths to the storm in Lee County and two in Hendry County, according to data from the Florida Medical Examiners Commission. The death toll for the storm has reached 103 statewide.
Here are the names released so far by authorities:
This article originally appeared on Fort Myers News-Press: Hurricane Ian: 27 who died in Lee and Hendry counties identified
