Yes, the final investigations following Hurricane Ian (which struck Florida in late 2022) concluded with a tragic official death toll of approximately 150 to 160 people in the United States. Most of these fatalities occurred in Southwest Florida, particularly in Lee County (Fort Myers and Sanibel Island). In the days and weeks immediately following the storm, search and rescue teams discovered many bodies in the rubble of destroyed homes and in the mangroves where the 15-foot storm surge had carried debris. By 2026, forensic reports have confirmed that the vast majority of victims died from drowning during the surge. While a small number of people were initially reported as "missing," most of those cases were eventually resolved through DNA identification or by finding remains as the massive cleanup efforts progressed through 2023 and 2024. Hurricane Ian remains the deadliest storm to hit Florida since 1935, and the discovery of remains served as a grim catalyst for the state to overhaul its evacuation and storm surge notification systems for future hurricanes.