A man has died from a flesh-eating bacteria after he rushed to after Hurricane Ian to help with relief efforts. James Hewitt, 54, of Jenison, passed away on October 11 after contracting Vibrio Vulnificus - which lives in warm saltwater - after he fell into a canal while working on his friend's damaged boat in Naples, Florida, following Hurricane Ian. The scrape on his leg became infected, causing the bacteria to enter his bloodstream, which led to sepsis, organ failure, and low blood pressure. He was hospitalized and later died, his daughter Kendall Smoes, 29, announced on .
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