Two people have died in St. Petersburg, Florida, after Hurricane Milton struck the state’s western coast overnight, according to St. Petersburg Police Chief Tony Holloway during a Thursday news conference.
“One death was due to a medical issue, and the other involved a person found in a park,” Holloway stated. “We’re awaiting the medical examiner’s report for the official cause of death.”
Authorities are treating both fatalities as storm-related, as reported by the Tampa Bay Times on Thursday. The exact cause of death remains unclear, St. Petersburg Police spokesperson Ken Knight told the Times.
CNN has reached out to the St. Petersburg Police Department for further details.
