Here to help: Local deputies send recovery teams to support Hurricane Idalia victims

ORANGE COUNTY, Fla. — Orange County deputies sent help on the way to areas hit the hardest by Hurricane Idalia.

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The Orange County Sheriff’s Office said teams will head to North Florida on Saturday to support the Suwannee County Sheriff’s Office.

Dozens of members from the Critical Incident Management Team, the Emergency Response Team, and Marine and Agriculture Units responded to the call.

“We will always do all we can to help our neighbors in need,” the sheriff’s office said in a post.

President Joe Biden also traveled to Big Bend and Gainesville on Saturday to speak with hurricane victims and survey the damage.

Read: President Biden to visit Florida to survey Hurricane Idalia damage

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Hurricane Idalia TARPON SPRINGS, FLORIDA - AUGUST 30: A person rides a kayak through the flooded streets caused by Hurricane Idalia passing offshore on August 30, 2023 in Tarpon Springs, Florida. Hurricane Idalia is hitting the Big Bend area of Florida. (Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images) (Joe Raedle/Getty Images)

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