Tampa Mayor Mispeaks. 'Lieutenant Dan' Rode Out Milton and His Go-Fund-Me Keeps Growing

Florida Man Did Not Really Go to a Shelter

Oct 10, 2024

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Like Punxsutawney Phil, Joseph Malinowski pops his head out after Hurricane Wilton had made landfall. (@BrianEntin/X)

The mayor of Tampa mispoke. “Lieutenant Dan” was not taken to a shelter. He rode out Hurricane Milton on a Catalina 22 that, as it turns out, might not be his.

Mayor Jane Castor claimed that police “just saved Lieutenant Dan” during a pres…

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