Florida Boy, 13, crushed to death in Hurricane Debby after tree falls on family home

Hurricane Debby has claimed its first known victim, a 13-year-old boy who was killed when a tree fell on his family’s mobile home as the powerful storm battered Florida’s Gulf Coast.

Deputies were called to the Levy County home at approximately 8 a.m. Monday after receiving reports of a downed tree. The sheriff later confirmed the teen had been “crushed inside the home.” He was pronounced dead at the scene.

“Our thoughts and prayers are with this family as they deal with this tragedy,” the Levy County Sheriff’s Office said in a statement. “We encourage everyone to use extreme caution as they begin to assess and clean up the damage. Downed powerlines and falling trees are among the many hazards.”

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The boy was the first known casualty of Hurricane Debby, though three other people have died in car accidents that may be connected to weather-related limited visibility and slick roads.

Debby walloped the Gulf Coast’s Big Bend Monday morning, approximately 100 miles north of Tampa.

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Debby made landfall as a Category 1 storm near Steinhatchee, a small town in Northern Florida. With sustained winds of 75 MPH, Debby brought heavy rains and flash flooding.

Bands of the massive storm have spread across the state, leaving more than 274,000 customers without power. Florida Governor Ron DeSantis has declared a state of emergency in 61 counties.

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Now downgraded to a severe tropical storm, Debby continues to pound Florida as it heads northeast towards Georgia, North Carolina and South Carolina.

In Georgia, the National Weather Service has predicted major flooding on some rivers: the Canoochee River near Claxton, the Ohoopee River near Reidsville and the Ogeechee River near Eden.

Although those rivers have not yet hit flood stage, authorities warn that their water levels could double as the storm passes through.

Authorities in the path of Hurricane Debby have warned residents to shelter in place until the storm passes.

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