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‘I’m so thankful they survived:’ Oak tree falls on mobile home in Belleview after severe storms

Storms went through area

BELLEVIEW, Fla. – Howard Dunalap woke up Wednesday to find a massive oak tree on top of his neighbors’ home at the Whispering Oaks neighborhood in Belleview.

Dunalap spoke to News 6 and believes Tuesday’s storms are to blame.

“Oh that looks real bad, I mean real bad. I’m so thankful they survived after all of that,” Dunalap said.

Dunalap said a family with kids live at the mobile home and appear to be OK from the scary incident.

Dunalap only lives two doors down from where it happened.

“I feel lucky because like I said, I survived, for 24 years, I’ve survived all these hurricanes,” he explained.

It’s not clear how many people were inside the home at the time, but Dunalap said he’s heartbroken to see the damage.

“I felt so sorry for the people. I’m for the people you know? It’s so sad,” he said.


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Ezzy Castro is a multimedia journalist on News 6's morning team who has a passion for telling the stories of the people in the Central Florida community. Ezzy worked at WFOR CBS4 in South Florida and KBMT in Beaumont, Texas, where she covered Hurricane Harvey in 2017. Being from Miami, Ezzy loves Cuban coffee and croquetas!

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