This aerial footage shows the aftermath of Hurricane Helene on Anna Maria Island. The storm surge caused damage, which is revealed in this video.

I filmed this footage two days after the storm passed. Clean-up began the day after, but residents and business owners were only allowed back on the island a few hours before I shot this footage. Some may have been arriving at their houses for the first time as I am filming. I stayed a bit higher in the air out of respect for them.

I was born and raised in this area. Filming and editing this footage was no easy task. I was overwhelmed with emotions. We have never seen devastation like this on the island before.

The footage starts from the South end of the Island and progresses to the North end.

- JustinDoesWhat

Special Thanks to Evan Marchesini for driving the boat and taking me to different locations while I filmed. I also want to thank my wife for bringing me the equipment I had left behind.

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