Viral Video: Camera That's Rolling Literally Goes Underwater as Storm Surge Sweeps Through Streets
A camera mounted six feet off the ground went viral Wednesday as Hurricane Ian’s storm surge sent water pouring into a Florida neighborhood, eventually submerging the device. The News-Press, which covers Southwest…
A camera mounted six feet off the ground went viral Wednesday as Hurricane Ian’s storm surge sent water pouring into a Florida neighborhood, eventually submerging the device.
The News-Press, which covers Southwest Florida, said the camera was one of several set up from Port Charlotte to Punta Gorda and Sanibel Island by Kory Hartman for his YouTube channel, Severe Studios.
Hartman scored more than 930,000 views with his live stream of the hurricane’s actions as it ripped apart houses and businesses and flooded a broad swath of the state.
But for a time, much of the attention was on Estero Boulevard in Fort Myers Beach, where a device Hartman labeled SG 9 made a valiant effort at becoming The Little Camera That Could.
“SG 9 at Fort Myers Beach is still going even with waters pounding it, with debris hitting it,” Hartman said at one point during the stream, the News-Press reported.
But the water in the street continued to rise higher and higher.
“Oh my goodness, nine is almost completely underwater,” Hartman said, according to the News-Press. “I think we have gone almost completely underwater. Oh yeah, we’re only going to get glimpses now on nine.”