Jim Edds, who was in the Bahamas reporting on Hurricane Dorian, is reportedly trapped along with 40 or so others at the Hope Town Inn east of Marsh Harbour:
I have contacted the #USCG #NEMA it’s now been 72 hrs. Moment ago was contacted by Jim Edds girlfriend they now have multiple medical emergency at his location including babies it is very dire. No food or water since Sunday. They need airlifted today. #foxnews #maga pic.twitter.com/tE526BZIRs
— Jeff Piotrowski (@Jeff_Piotrowski) September 5, 2019
The damage in the surrounding area has been catastrophic:
Update on Jim Edds & 40 other people are stranded at the Hope Town Inn. The entire island has catastrophic damage. They were not rescued today. In the immediate area over 200-300 people were on the island before the eye hit. The homes were swept away. @USCGDorian pic.twitter.com/tFYV1gkDSx
— Jeff Piotrowski (@Jeff_Piotrowski) September 4, 2019
This was his last tweet:
The dock is now underwater, I could barely stand up getting out there 990mb OK that's gonna wrap up the social media if you want to see the footage tune in to the weather channel.
— Jim Edds (@ExtremeStorms) September 1, 2019
But he has been in contact with others in the industry since the storm hit:
From Jim Edds:
“Will be a few days as we are 3 miles offshore of Marsh Harbor in place called Hope Town. I took a ferry. Need a seaplane or helicopter to get out of here. – James Edds”
— Jim Cantore (@JimCantore) September 2, 2019
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Hopefully, help is on the way:
Breaking News: Need everyone’s help ASAP. #nbcnews #Theweatherchannel #USCG #NEMA https://t.co/S6bL83VDRN
— Jeff Piotrowski (@Jeff_Piotrowski) September 5, 2019
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