Found Deceased FL - Jose Andino, adult, Sarasota, 5 Aug 2024 *driving to Bradenton for work when he encountered flooded roads*

[PommyMommy]

'I want my dad back': Daughter searches for father who disappeared in Sarasota during Hurricane​

[...]

Jose Andino was driving to work from Sarasota to Bradenton when he encountered flooded roads; his cell phone last pinged near Phillippi Creek, where flooding devastated the area.

[...]

Monday afternoon, while Debby was unleashing historic rain and flooding streets and homes in Sarasota, Jose was trying to get to work in Bradenton at a Beall’s distribution center.

“I called him, made sure that he knew where I was,” she [Jose's daughter] remembers. “I was telling him, like, hey, there's a lot of flooding.”

She made the call just after 1:30 p.m.; his shift ended at 2 a.m., and when Scarleth woke up Tuesday morning, he wasn't home.

[...]

She says a detective told her Friday that they searched along Phillippi Creek with divers and sonar, with no luck.

[...]

Her mother, Jose’s wife, still lives in their native Honduras. An only child, she’s trying not to let her mind wander to the worst.

[...]

 

[GraceG]

This is just heartbreaking -It only takes about 2 feet of water to carry away a standard truck or SUV. But unless you've seen that it doesn't seem possible so many people are caught unawares. Praying for his family.

 

[mlhenn]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1822497372204577050

 

[PayrollNerd]

I’ve read in some areas they have pumps pulling flood waters out of neighborhoods. I’m not sure if that is the case for the Philippi Creek area. That area has had new houses, some really big, built right on the creek. There’s a restaurant and small stores next to it that was underwater.

 

[mlhenn]

Deputies search for Sarasota man missing since Tropical Storm Debby

A Sarasota father is still missing in the aftermath of Tropical Storm Debby in early August. Local authorities conducting search in flooded areas.

www.heraldtribune.com

Officials at the Sarasota County Sheriff's Office are continuing their search for a missing Sarasota man, Jose Andino, who was last seen during Tropical Storm Debby.

The 67-year-old father and Sarasota resident was en route to his place of employment in Bradenton near the Lockwood Ridge area from the Bahia Vista area when he encountered flood waters from Phillippi Creek.

Andino's daughter, Scarleth Andino, says her father's cell phone last location ping was at the Beneva Road/Baha Vista intersection in Sarasota near the normal work commute.

 

[PommyMommy]

AUG 12, 2024

Body of missing man found in submerged car after Hurricane Debby floods Phillippi Creek

Divers were called to the area after a passerby spotted a vehicle underwater.

www.wtsp.com

A body was found submerged in a car Monday afternoon in Phillippi Creek, according to the Sarasota County Sheriff's Office.

[...]

The medical examiner is working to make a positive identification.

 

[mlhenn]

AUG 12, 2024

Body of missing man found in submerged car after Hurricane Debby floods Phillippi Creek

Divers were called to the area after a passerby spotted a vehicle underwater.

www.wtsp.com

A body was found submerged in a car Monday afternoon in Phillippi Creek, according to the Sarasota County Sheriff's Office.

[...]

The medical examiner is working to make a positive identification.

Missing Sarasota man found dead inside submerged car

The body of a Sarasota man who disappeared on August 5 as he was driving to work has been located inside a submerged vehicle.

www.fox13news.com

Confirmed.

The body of a Sarasota man who disappeared on August 5 as he was driving to work has been located inside a submerged vehicle.

The Sarasota County Sheriff’s Office said Jose Andino, 67, was driving to work from Sarasota to Bradenton, when he came across flooded roads.

Investigators say after the flooding receded, someone walking on the Phillippi Creek footbridge near Graber and Kaufman Avenue on Monday saw a submerged car and called authorities.

 

[PommyMommy]

Terribly sad.

Rest in peace, Jose.

 

[PayrollNerd]

This is so sad. He was just trying to get to work to support his family. I'm certain he's not the only victim either. Just one that's been reported.

This area Sarasota & Bradenton, due to the weather, has a huge homeless population. So many of them are off the radar from their families, nobody to truly keep track of them and their well being. JMO