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‘Lieutenant Dan,’ Tampa TikTok Star Who Refused to Evacuate, Has Survived Hurricane Milton

FORCE OF NATURE

He even told a reporter the whole ordeal hadn’t been as bad as he’d thought it might be.

Dan Ladden-Hall
Dan Ladden-Hall 

Breaking News Editor

“Lieutenant Dan,” the TikTok star who refused to leave Tampa during Hurricane Milton, survived the storm.
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Dan Ladden-Hall

Dan Ladden-Hall

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