Web3 days ago · officials tried to help viral florida man 'lt. Dan' before hurricane milton, but he chose to stay in his boat. October 9, 2024 at 2:09 pm. Web14 hours ago · the united states coast guard rescued a man on thursday who was clinging on to a cooler roughly 30 miles off the coast of florida following hurricane. Journalists spoke to the man, whose real name. Webthe man was aboard a fishing vessel that became disabled on wednesday off madeira beach, florida, hours before the hurricane made landfall, according to coast guard press.