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Need help finding a missing loved one after Ian? Here's how to request rescue help

In this photo provided by the Orange County Fire Rescue's Public Information Office, firefighters in Orange County, Fla., help people stranded by Hurricane Ian early Thursday, Sept. 29, 2022. Hurricane Ian marched across central Florida on Thursday as a tropical storm after battering the state’s southwest coast, dropping heavy rains that caused flooding and led to inland rescues and evacuations. (Orange County Fire Rescue's Public Information Office via AP)
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In this photo provided by the Orange County Fire Rescue's Public Information Office, firefighters in Orange County, Fla., help people stranded by Hurricane Ian early Thursday, Sept. 29, 2022. Hurricane Ian marched across central Florida on Thursday as a tropical storm after battering the state’s southwest coast, dropping heavy rains that caused flooding and led to inland rescues and evacuations. (Orange County Fire Rescue's Public Information Office via AP)

Central Floridians who haven’t been able to make contact with loved ones since Hurricane Ian can get help finding them. 

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The Florida Department of Emergency Management has launched a web page called missing.fl.gov. 

People can fill out the form on the page to request rescue help for missing family, friends, neighbors and colleagues. 

The form only takes a few minutes to fill out and responses are confidential. 

You should have the person’s name, last whereabouts, phone number, email and any known medical conditions handy. 

Click here to fill out the form.

Danielle Prieur covers education in Central Florida.