A Florida man live-streamed himself kayaking inside his living room as Hurricane Helelene landed in Florida.
As many Floridians in coastal towns evacuated their homes, Matthew Heller from Tampa Bay, Florida, decided to wait out the extreme weather and even started to livestream during the storm.
In a live stream video uploaded on TikTok, Heller sits inside a purple kayak and navigates the flood waters in his living room, which reached nearly four feet.
In a statement to CNN, Heller said, “The kayak was my escape plan. In case stuff got too hairy, we could get out.
Heller added, “I didn’t think I was gonna need it in my living room.”
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NEW: Florida man Matthew Heller films himself in his kayak in his own living room as hurricane Helene intensifies.
Helene is currently a Category 4 storm and has caused widespread power outages, flooding & 140-mile-per-hour winds.pic.twitter.com/V83oJBomaK
— Collin Rugg (@CollinRugg) September 27, 2024
Per The New York Post:
Stunning home camera video captured Matt Heller paddling around his flooded Tampa living room in a kayak that he intended to use as an “escape plan” as Hurricane Helene’s historic storm surge “came out of nowhere.”
The brave Floridian documented the rising waters in a viral TikTok video, showing off the dry interior moments before water flooded through the cracks of his home.
“The kayak was my escape plan in case stuff got too hairy, we could get out,” Heller told CNN. “I didn’t think I was gonna need it in my living room.”
Heller estimated the water rose to at least 4 feet as the storm surge barreled into his house.
Matthew Heller
Man in Tampa, Fl is broadcasting live from his living room, He even commented on it and the electricity still on#HurricaneHelene #Hurricane pic.twitter.com/EeHMxBoA7R— Bee (@BeeLady__) September 27, 2024
