TAMPA, Fla. — A Tampa man who refused to leave the sailboat he lives on survived Hurricane Milton.
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Joseph Malinowski went viral online before the storm made landfall.
People gave him the nickname “Lieutenant Dan,” like the character from Forrest Gump.
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He lives on a 20-foot sailboat and refused to evacuate.
Reporters caught up with him once Milton passed and he said he had a “mellow” night.
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“I wasn’t going anywhere, so I wasn’t concerned. It was alright,” Malinowski said.
Malinowski also stayed on his sailboat during Hurricane Helene.
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He said that Helene tested him more than Milton did.
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