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By boat and jet ski, volunteers assist in Ian rescue efforts

Resident Judy Hicks is embraced by Project DYNAMO rescuer Bryon Wheeldon, before she is taken off the island, in the wake of Hurricane Ian, Friday, Sept. 30, 2022, on Sanibel Island, Fla. (AP Photo/Steve Helber) Project DYNAMO crews survey the island during their rescue operations of residents, in the wake of Hurricane Ian, Friday, Sept. 30, 2022, on Sanibel Island, Fla. (AP Photo/Steve Helber) Project DYNAMO crews survey the island during their rescue operations of residents, in the wake of Hurricane Ian, Friday, Sept. 30, 2022, on Sanibel Island, Fla. (AP Photo/Steve Helber) Project DYNAMO crews survey the island during their rescue operations of residents, in the wake of Hurricane Ian, Friday, Sept. 30, 2022, on Sanibel Island, Fla. (AP Photo/Steve Helber) Brian Stern of Project DYNAMO walks through debris on Sanibel Island, in the aftermath of Hurricane Ian, Friday, Sept. 30, 2022, on Sanibel Island, Fla. (AP Photo/Steve Helber) A U.S. Coast Guard helicopter prepares to land on the beach to ferry people off the island, in the wake of Hurricane Ian, Friday, Sept. 30, 2022, on Sanibel Island, Fla. (AP Photo/Steve Helber) Residents of Sanibel Island are moved to a waiting U.S. Coast Guard helicopter after wethering Hurricane Ian, Friday, Sept. 30, 2022, in Sanibel Island, Fla. (AP Photo/Steve Helber) Residents Jim Delaney, left, and Judy Hicks, center, speak with Project DYNAMO rescue personel before being transported to Fort Myers, after Hurricane Ian moved through, Friday, Sept. 30, 2022, on Sanibel Island, Fla. (AP Photo/Steve Helber) Matt Mengel tows his jet ski from a marina in Fort Myers, Fla., Friday, Sept. 30, 2022. Mengel helped rescue people from Sanibel Island when Hurricane Ian swept through southwest Florida, flattening buildings and leading to dozens of deaths. Their rescue missions began Friday when they had not heard from a friend who lives and works on Sanibel Island. (AP Photo/Robert Bumsted) A team from the non-profit Project Dynamo helps Betty Reynolds onto a boat as she is rescued from Sanibel Island, Fla., Saturday, Oct. 1, 2022. Reynolds home was flooded when Hurricane Ian swept through the area. (AP Photo/Robert Bumsted)
By boat and jet ski, volunteers assist in Ian rescue efforts