Gov. Ron DeSantis (R-FL) comments on reports of hundreds of fatalities in Lee County.

Governor Ron DeSantis, a Republican from Florida, commented on the report that there were hundreds of fatalities in Lee County, Florida. Lee County Sheriff, Carmine Marceno, said on Good Morning America early Thursday morning that the potential fatalities from Hurricane Ian were in the hundreds. Governor DeSantis appears to push back on this statement saying that it was a possibility but nothing had been confirmed. Hurricane Ian made landfall on Wednesday absolutely decimating the Florida west coast.

DESANTIS: “We have had the two unconfirmed fatalities, in the sense that we don't know that they're linked to the storm, I mean our assumption is it likely is and so basically FDLE will make that assessment and then that will be reported. But that's what we have. That number that was put out by Lee is basically an estimate of, “Hey these people were calling, the water was rising on their home, they may not have ended up, ended up getting through.””