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Florida man tries to ride Jet Ski to Bahamas in the Caribbean, goes missing

United States: A Florida man who may have attempted to ride a Jet Ski to the Bahamas has gone missing, Broward County Sheriff’s office said. 52-year-old Charles Walker was last seen on Friday in Pompano Beach trying to ride his personal watercraft to Bimini, a district in the Caribbean country.

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Updated Sep 29, 2022, 12:35 IST

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The distance from Pompano Beach to Bimini is about 100 km.
23 Cuban migrants were reported missing Wednesday after a boat capsized off the coast of Florida.
Hurricane Ian, a devastating Category 4 storm, hit the US state causing catastrophic damage.

Florida man who tried to Jet Ski to Bahamas is missing

United States: A Florida man who may have attempted to ride a Jet Ski to the Bahamas has gone missing, Broward County Sheriff’s office said. 52-year-old Charles Walker was last seen Friday in Pompano Beach trying to ride his personal watercraft to Bimini, a district in the Caribbean country.

Authorities are trying to find the missing quinquagenarian who was last seen around 5 pm in a community near the beach before he set off to the Bahamas in the West Indies.

Walker is 5 feet and 9 inches tall, 190 pounds and has grey hair and green eyes - according to a description provided by his family, Sun Sentinel reported.

Meanwhile, 23 people were reported missing off the coast of Florida as Hurricane Ian hit the state Wednesday, causing a boat carrying Cuban migrants to capsize.

While 4 survivors managed to swim to the shore, the US Coast Guard had initiated a search operation to rescue the remaining 23.

Hurricane Ian, one of the most powerful storms of the US’ recorded history, intensified into a Category 4 storm Wednesday morning and ripped through Florida after making landfall a few hours later.

Even though Ian has now been downgraded to Category 1, the hurricane left catastrophic damage in its wake as a storm surge caused the waves to rise up to 18 feet high in several parts of the state.

Violent wind speeds reached 150 mph (over 241 kph) at their peak, sending boats crashing into coastal neighbourhoods.

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