Pier at Fort Myers Beach destroyed by Hurricane Ian

Exactly what I predicted when those three, sorry, idiots were playing around under the pier. The supports will remain, but the pier will be ripped apart and washed either out to sea or inland. I'm so sad so much else was pulverized by the winds and waves. So heartbreaking.

Having said that, no, it would not be a good idea to rebuild only to see new homes and the rest of what's left of Florida's insurance industry destroyed in a few years.

Why would building a pier back be a high priority when you are looking at so much damage to houses condos and businesses? They should condemn the whole area and not let anyone build on these barrier islands. They did that
quite a few years ago in South Carolina. If it goes down it does not go back up.

They bought all the old buildings and ripped them down and put their multi million dollar hotels up and ruined Fort Myers Beach