CNN’s Anderson Cooper was hit within the face by flying particles throughout his stay protection of Hurricane Milton in Bradenton, Florida.
The particles was later stated to be a bit of styrofoam.
Cooper was doing a stay hit by the water shortly after 9 p.m. when he was struck.
ANDERSON COOPER HIT BY HURRICANE DEBRIS
As he was masking Hurricane Milton’s landfall from Bradenton, Florida, some particles hit him within the face.pic.twitter.com/7KjBhj3IyU https://t.co/st0aYoWyrS
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“The wind has actually picked up,” Cooper stated. “The water’s actually transferring. You may get a way of simply how briskly the wind is transferring there. You’ll be able to see it within the mild there. It’s now simply whipping off the Manatee River. It’s coming from sort of the north, I suppose northeast. And the water now could be actually beginning to pour over. For those who take a look at the graph–whoa!”
The unidentified object then flew into the shot and hit Cooper in his face and chest.
“Okay, that wasn’t good,” Cooper stated. “I’ll most likely go inside shortly. However you may see the quantity of water right here on the bottom. That is water from the Manatee River. It’s additionally water coming from the land as properly.”
Almost three million folks have been left with out energy after the huge storm made landfall close to Sarasota on Wednesday night.
Over a dozen tornados have been reported throughout the state with a number of fatalities.
