Construction worker Craig Steven Markgraff Jr. was last seen clinging to a tree as rising waters from Hurricane Ian lashed areas dozens of miles inland from Florida’s Gulf Coast.
This undated photo provided by April Rudolph shows her brother, Craig Markgraff Jr. The body of Markgraff Jr. was found near his home in Hardee County, Fla., six days after Hurricane Ian struck the state's Gulf Coast, Wednesday, Sept. 28, 2022, causing a massive storm search along the coastline and massive flooding throughout the central part of the state. Markgraff Jr. was last seen clinging to a tree as flood waters rose near his Zolfo Springs, Fla., home.
“If you ever needed anything, he was right there. He was the protector of the family," she said from her home in Garden City, Michigan. Markgraff was in touch with his mother and aunt last Wednesday as the hurricane was approaching, and he was nervous, his sister said. She said he lived near a creek that was already rising before the worst of Hurricane Ian passed over Hardee County.
Markgraff's body was found Oct. 4 by rescue crews near Zolfo Springs, some 90 miles from where the storm barreled ashore on Sept. 28. Markgraff had been reported missing Sept. 29, hours after his father last saw him clinging to a tree in fast-rising water, the Hardee County Sheriff's Office said.
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