FINALLY! A drone video showing an aerial view of actual damage. 👌 TY

Shocking images; excellent drone navigation and video editing. Thanks very much for all of your work on this video!

Thx . Great video of the sad state of affairs in that great little town. I know Horseshoe Beach quite well.

My thoughts are with everyone in the hurricane area. I got more out of your drone video than another guy talking to people about the hurricane This must be a nightmare for the people in those areas

Notice how homes built on stilts and permitted as required are relatively fine when compared to old construction.

What is striking to me is that all houses (well the majority) that has been built on piles are still standing. The majority of the houses built on bare ground is mostly gone. I think the code will change for building houses near hurricane prone areas in the future. All my thought and prayers to all affected by Idalia, so sorry for those who lost their homes and businesses. It is heartbreaking. One thing i know is that you Americans never give up, you rice again and brusch off the dust and have fate that the future will be a good place. Bless you all.

Thank you for showing this. I spotted our waterfront home from my childhood. Very memorable to see this.

So sad to see people lose there homes 😢. Thank you Brandon for your unmatchable skills with your drone. I appreciate your work and showing us the results of a hurricane. 🫶

Thanks for showing us this !!😮😢

Thank you so much for the drone footage ,we could see our friends house,at 1:46min.,center pic., Is fine,thanks again & keep droning!!!!😁

I used to rent a little house there years ago and there's many that I still recognize. But the devastation is bad. Back in the mid 90 the house we rented had to be gutted and remodeled after the storm surge flooded everything except the ones on stilts. I'd imagine it's a similar situation this time.

many mostly all stilts homes made it pretty well and some random homes in between are blown out. Its like some Tornados came through. Great Drone Footage as Always ! They make a huge diffrence in Storm Damage surveys

A friend of mine, Donnie Ownby, just accepted the pastorate of First Baptist Church of Horseshoe Beach, FL a few weeks ago. He and his wife moved all of their possessions to the parsonage from their home in Knoxville, TN and were in Knoxville completing the sale of their house this week when the hurricane hit. From what I understand, the church and parsonage were severely damaged or totally destroyed and they lost everything. Donnie is an older minister like me, in his sixties, and plans to get to Horseshoe Beach as soon as he and his wife can get into the area so they can help the church start over from the disaster. PLEASE PRAY FOR THIS COUPLE AND THEIR CHURCH AS THEY TRY TO REBUILD THEIR LIVES AND THE CHURCH!! And pray for ALL of the people of Horseshoe Beach and the surrounding areas as they try to put their lives back together. I know Carol and I will be praying and seeing what we can do to help. My wife and I lived thru Rita and Ike (and a few others) while living in Orange, TX and personally know what it is like.

With all in the news about Idalia, seniors including us who rely on their home equity for financial stability might have faced some challenges if their homes were affected. Ian was bad not to us, we were impacted this time and to a large extent. Now we can relocate.

Thank you for documenting these disasters. I've been through several hurricanes and worked relief for several others. My heart breaks for those people who barely escaped with only their lives. In my personal post storm observations, it appears that "new construction" seems to sustain much less damage than "old construction". Some of those older buildings don't even exist anymore. I know that my local building codes where I used to live on FL East Coast, were completely revamped after 2004 when we got hit with Francis and Jeanne within a matter of weeks.

Current building restrictions in flood zone areas have to be met when rebuilding after a hurricane. People in our county (Citrus) cannot obtain affordable flood insurance unless they are on a five foot berm or up on stilts. All these homes that were destroyed unfortunately had a long life than expected these days. Feel awful for all these residents.

Such pain and sadness depicted. So very sorry for these folks.

T Y for the drone footage. I send prayers to everyone effected!

I truly feel for these people who live in surge areas. As pointed out by others, having a house on stilts is what saved so many houses. How did the contractors get a permit to build on concrete slabs in a known surge/flooding zone is beyond me.

Hugs and prayers to you all from Saskatoon Saskatchewan Canada. It breaks are hearts for you,

Very well done. Thanks for sharing!

Thank you so much for your efforts on this video. This just breaks my heart...I know the town well and this will set the community back quite a bit. They are resilient folks though...old Florida. Cleaning up the debris will take all winter with a LOT of trackhoes and dump trucks. I would imagine that most of the people who owned the mobile homes and 1950s structures did not have insurance. They are all in my thoughts. Again, thank you so much for this condition update. Your piloting skills are sweet!

This is certainly a strong case for a house built on stilts. Apparently, these houses-on-sticks can withstand the brunt and brutal forces of hurricane-strength winds as well....apparently.

Ty for the excellent video. Lots of misinformation from media and keyboard commandoes. This video straightens a lot of this out. My house is clearly pictured several times and went unscathed. Thanks again.

just sooo sad - - I feel for alll those devastated by that hurricane - - just horrific - hope the loss of life isn't tooo many......but even one is too many.......

Thank you for sharing florida. I prayer for people homes sad.

Thank you for this drone footage I was able to see a family friends house luckily is still standing.

While I am sorry for everyone’s loss, that was a great before and after video.

Thats my Dads dock next to the 2 slabs (which use to be nice houses)@11:47, his Condo is above the pool across the street. Breaks my heart looking at all the damage Horseshoe suffered, its one of my favorite places to hang out.

You do a great job on showing us the good and bad areas , its a beautiful place but every year the threat of a storm would be enough to keep me away

.......-------******* THANKS FOR THE GREAT FOOTAGE ********---------...........

I am wondering if the occasional patches of total destruction is from tornadoes.

Clean-up time. Q: How far can this drone be from its controller?

Wow, I am surprised there was not more damage 😮.

Prayers for yall

Idea? Is it possible to set a drone to a specific path pre storms and then do same path after?

Why would you want to risk it all by living in Florida? Very beautiful but to much of a bullseye for hurricanes. Praying for everyone.

I'll never understand how people can afford to keep rebuilding their homes every year like this.

What do you expect living on the Gulf of Mexico where you know that it can be destroyed by a hurricane every year.

Those metal roofs are tough!

I feel your pain. This was us after Hurricane Ian a year ago 😢

Prayers for Speedy Recovery 🙏😢

If I lived near the water in Florida I would have my house built on stilts.

Wow!

I am heartbroken to see all of the devastation that happened there. It especially hurts to see only the foundation of the Dolphin House remaining. Prayers for that whole community.

No one has to justify still certain Stilton, how old they are the storm a tragedy, no matter what my heart goes out to you people

Sending prayers to all

Mother Nature sure has a bad temper!!

It’s heartbreaking to see so much destruction. 😢 I hope everyone was insured and can rebuild soon. So sorry to all who went thru this. 🙏

The desturction pulls on the heart strings bad.

imagine this being a Cat 4+ and lasting for 10 hours!!! that's what Hurricane Ian did so even houses on built on pilings were gone, not just damaged but gone and for miles! not saying this isn't horrible because it is and I feel sad for those that lost it all. Time to Get a Governor that can fix the insurance problems because many people up the coast will now see that they will be either dropped or their rates will skyrocket. taxes also.

I wish you could slow your drone down and fly closer to the ground, hard to see details. Thanks for flying.

I’m always amazed at why people choose to live in these areas that continually get hit with hurricanes. I will never understand it,

Note the fishing boat with both anchors out, not damaged. Housed the were built before the first floor elevation was above surge stage was require.

One of my favorite places to go scalloping. Hopefully the little Marina that's there did alright

@11:25 the boat house is pretty cool

Brandon, do you know a guy called Jonathan Petramala? He uses you footage on you tube..

Heartbreaking 😢

I feel terrible for everyone in the destructive path of that hurricane. Katrina was far worse.

Look like a war zone! Continued prayers🙏🙏🙏

My home town.

i didnt realize how frigile those beautiful old houses were.

It’s beautiful to live near the coast in any part of Florida but it sure isn’t worth the price …

Question to: The National Hurricane CENTER How do they name those hurricanes by the way????????last year it was named Ian, this year - Idalia - WHO name them all ????

I’m so sorry Horseshoe Beach. Fort Myers /Lee County feels your pain! It will look better a year from now. Investors will swoop in, and building codes change. Unfortunately, it won’t be the same place, but perhaps safer for the buildings.

looks like a lot of the house on stilts held up?

I stayed there at El Sea's fish camp about seven or eight years ago Elsie and Danny were wonderful I was there for two days and I just saw the property from the drone it looks pretty bad I'm heartbroken

I would take insurance money and leave. Not rebuild. Goodbye ....

Would like to see a home, on stilts, with a reverse wing roof design. Instead of causing lift, it would push down in the winds.

A hurricane during hurricane season, oh my, has this ever happened before, oh my

Seems houses up 8ft & higher did well except for some roof wind damage -

Yeah, living next to water could be risky sometimes

So sad... so sad for the lost livelihoods, lost treasured items, broken families, injuries and deaths. I hope we can learn from these disasters.

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You see a building with roof and walls. You think it is ok. If water was inside, the mold is already starting in the walls. The wiring is starting to corrode, the floors warp, and the foundation may be compromised. Hidden damage may mean it is a tear down.

4:28 Notice how there is no sign of pile attachment on the left top or bottom. (Pile on slab with no doweling or through bolting) Notice on the right the driven pile with all the gussets. More obvious at 6:58. Choose your General Contractors and your A/E firms wisely.

Newer constructed homes on stilts are hardly damaged, looks like older poorer constructed structures blew apart.

This is why I prefer the living in PA with the mountains

Wow! Unbelievable what Mother Nature can do in one day! So very sad. I;m so sorry for all who lost so much! I have not heard about the death toll but I hope noone died in this.

I think Miss daisy already put the 52 Chevy PU in the creek.

The Great Waves of Change are here

Ya tienen k construir casas concreto

WIPED OUT!! PARADISE LOST///

Someone needs to give a free seminar on tying your boats down securely...and how to construct a sturdy dock.

I hope all the people that said it was just a big rain storm , see this

If this is not as bad or worse than Ft Myers area,its dang close to it.

Does anyone know how high the REAL storm surge was?

They need to make these houses higher up

This is going to be the norm. I would move.

The newer construction did much better than the older stuff.

Thirty years ago we thought a river front property would make a nice house lot. After the first flood we experienced we couldn't wait to sell the place. I have never had any desire to live close to any water source and I stay as far away as possible.

The grass needed it.

It's crazy but people will rebuild and move straight back into the same area.

Well done to those well built stilt homes. Those people have seen a few hurricanes. This hurricane hit during a king tide so yea a full moon.

I live 30 miles east of horse shoe beach and still with out power 2.5 days later running on a generator internet tv and light and a fan

No wonder insurance companies are bailing!!

Tempting mother nature, when you build on any Florida coast or on any barrier island; eventually a cat 5 will get your house, even ones on stilts. Except for those dome houses. They can take about any wind or surge..

They have cars and trucks in the canals and boats on the roads!!

small debate: which one is more dangerous - hurricane or tornado?

Not as bad as I thought it would be........