A National Guard team found 20 survivors in Mexico Beach overnight, and more crews are pushing into the area, with the fate of many residents unknown.
State officials said 285 people in Mexico Beach refused to leave ahead of the hurricane despite a mandatory evacuation order.
Mishelle McPherson and her ex-husband searched for the elderly mother of a friend. The woman lived in a small cinderblock house about 150 yards (137m) from the Gulf and thought she would be OK.
Her home was reduced to crumbled cinderblocks and pieces of floor tile.
“Aggy! Aggy!” McPherson yelled.
The only sound that came back was the echo from the half-demolished building and the pounding of the surf.
“Do you think her body would be here? Do you think it would have floated away?” she asked.
And I'm done with this thread. If someone wants to have a substantive discussion, maybe we can do so in a new thread. But this thread and the rude insults and BS by two people in particular is done. Enjoy your bullying. Glad we don't see you trashing our many other discussions like you have done here. FR is better than this. Bye.