
With parts of Southwest Florida still under a state of emergency due to an algae outbreak, we hopped on a plane and went soaring 1,000 feet in the air. For a new view of the algae infiltrating our waterways.
Watch the video above for a tour of the current state of algae growth in SWFL.
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