Everything changed in a matter of hours for Kyle Sherman on Sept. 28.
Up to that day, he had a thriving neighborhood bar and grill in Matlacha, Florida, called the Hooked Island Grill. It supported his wife and three kids.
Six hours of Hurricane Ian's fury, which included a one-story high storm surge and 150-mph winds, not only took away his restaurant but his neighbors, the roads and the bridges.
"If you don't laugh, you'll cry, or at least I will," Sherman wrote in a post on the restaurant's Facebook page. "We are not sure what the future holds for us or for the town of Matlacha but please know that we appreciate every one of you and hope that our family and neighbors had better luck than we did."
📷 Hooked Island Grill
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