- YouTuber Danny Duncan said he traveled from LA to Florida to help those affected by Hurricane Ian.
- Duncan, who is from Englewood, Florida, filmed himself delivering water bottles to local people.
YouTuber Danny Duncan traveled from LA to his hometown in Englewood, Florida, to help families affected by Hurricane Ian, according to his latest video.
Duncan, who has 6.8 million YouTube subscribers, said he was in LA, which is roughly 2,600 miles from Englewood, when the storm hit. When none of his contacts in Florida were responding to his text messages to say how they were, he, along with a few friends, decided to "book the quickest flight we could," and "do whatever we can to help," he said.
Duncan said his flight landed in Atlanta, Georgia, and that he planned to drive "about 10 hours" to reach Englewood, which is roughly 535 miles from Atlanta.
Hurricane Ian, classed a Category 4 storm before it was eventually downgraded to a tropical storm, brought with it winds of 155mph and water up to 12 feet high in some areas of Florida when it first made landfall in the state on September 28, Insider previously reported. According to USA Today, the storm had devastating effects in low-lying Englewood, with homes flooded and collapsed trees on the streets.
Duncan filmed an aerial view of Englewood from inside a helicopter in his video, where roofs and walls appeared to be destroyed and large sections of land were flooded.
"I don't know what I can do to help besides put it out to millions of people that could potentially then help. I mean, I feel like I can't really do shit myself but I'm going to try. Obviously, it feels like, overwhelming," Duncan said.
The YouTuber and his group of friends then filmed themselves loading a truck with bottles of water and delivering them to families who were clearing away the rubble around their homes.
Duncan said he also was planning to deliver a generator to a family who needed it to power a ventilator.
"We're actually going to drop the generator off to a veteran who doesn't have power and needs a breathing machine," he said, before the video cut to a clip of him dropping the generator off at a woman's house.
"Thank you so much, I cannot thank you enough, that's awesome. He can breathe tonight," the woman said in the video.
In the comments section underneath his video, Duncan shared a link to his website, where he sells his line of merchandise. Duncan said that "all proceeds" from two of his products would go toward supporting families in Englewood.
Duncan rose to fame on YouTube in 2014 when he began posting skateboarding and sports content. He is most known for his comedic giveaway-style videos where he has surprised friends and family members with new cars and houses.
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