ALVA Woodpeckers build home in Alva woman’s house You may have heard of squatters, but this woman is dealing with squawkers. Who needs a rooster to wake up when you have woodpeckers?
FORT MYERS Man claims he was trapped in a high-rise for 5 days A 77-year-old man wants justice after he claims he spent days trapped on the 24th floor of a high-rise apartment building.
PUNTA GORDA Charlotte Correctional prisoner arrested for death of another inmate State Attorney Amira Fox convened a grand jury, which decided to move forward with a case against a Charlotte Correctional inmate.
SANIBEL Construction near Dairy Queen eagle nest on Sanibel raises concerns While many eagle nests may be a bit difficult to see, one nest has always been a favorite for Sanibel residents and tourists.
The environmental effects of artificial sweeteners Experts are studying how the foods we eat affect the environment, especially after we flush our waste down the toilet.
Victim reacts to man exposing himself to her Ring camera You get a notification on your phone from your ring camera app that someone is at the door, only to find out it is someone exposing themselves. It’s the last thing victim Maria Kivi wanted or expected to see last week.
LEE COUNTY The art of capturing your eye and drawing you in How do you capture young, hip, trendy, fun, movers and shakers, all in a pose? We take you behind the scenes of a Gulfshore Life cover shoot.
FORT MYERS The lives of two SJC Boxers changed in the ring Two SJC Boxers, Mario Nunez and Arbon Kurtishi, help each other in the ring as each of them had their lives changed because of boxing.
FORT MYERS Chlamydia cases rising sharply in Lee County If you think about a crowded space- something with more than 250 people- if it’s in Lee county, statistically one person has chlamydia.
SANIBEL Sanibel resort day passes hope to get more business on the island A pass will allow vacationers to hang out at a Sanibel beach club for a day in hopes of drumming up some business.
Voting equipment tested ahead of Lee County elections Voting equipment is being tested in Lee County. This is to ensure all ballots are printed and counted correctly for the upcoming election.
Collier County teen assaulted after leaving party The teen has been charged and the sheriff’s office said they’re aware that many believe felony charges are in order, but under Florida law, there are very specific criteria that must be met for felony charges to be filed.
WINK weather team watching tropical wave over Atlantic Ocean The Weather Authority is watching a tropical disturbance over the Central Atlantic Ocean.
CAPE CORAL Cape Coral drug bust leads investigators to fake fentanyl, cash and guns Cape Coral man arrest on drug charges. Investigators said they found, guns, drugs, and more than $32,000 in Richard Riley’s home.
NAPLES Naples youth flag football team to compete in Ohio tournament This weekend, the Naples Lunatics Green will compete in the Superhero Sports tournament in Canton, Ohio.
ALVA Woodpeckers build home in Alva woman’s house You may have heard of squatters, but this woman is dealing with squawkers. Who needs a rooster to wake up when you have woodpeckers?
FORT MYERS Man claims he was trapped in a high-rise for 5 days A 77-year-old man wants justice after he claims he spent days trapped on the 24th floor of a high-rise apartment building.
PUNTA GORDA Charlotte Correctional prisoner arrested for death of another inmate State Attorney Amira Fox convened a grand jury, which decided to move forward with a case against a Charlotte Correctional inmate.
SANIBEL Construction near Dairy Queen eagle nest on Sanibel raises concerns While many eagle nests may be a bit difficult to see, one nest has always been a favorite for Sanibel residents and tourists.
The environmental effects of artificial sweeteners Experts are studying how the foods we eat affect the environment, especially after we flush our waste down the toilet.
Victim reacts to man exposing himself to her Ring camera You get a notification on your phone from your ring camera app that someone is at the door, only to find out it is someone exposing themselves. It’s the last thing victim Maria Kivi wanted or expected to see last week.
LEE COUNTY The art of capturing your eye and drawing you in How do you capture young, hip, trendy, fun, movers and shakers, all in a pose? We take you behind the scenes of a Gulfshore Life cover shoot.
FORT MYERS The lives of two SJC Boxers changed in the ring Two SJC Boxers, Mario Nunez and Arbon Kurtishi, help each other in the ring as each of them had their lives changed because of boxing.
FORT MYERS Chlamydia cases rising sharply in Lee County If you think about a crowded space- something with more than 250 people- if it’s in Lee county, statistically one person has chlamydia.
SANIBEL Sanibel resort day passes hope to get more business on the island A pass will allow vacationers to hang out at a Sanibel beach club for a day in hopes of drumming up some business.
Voting equipment tested ahead of Lee County elections Voting equipment is being tested in Lee County. This is to ensure all ballots are printed and counted correctly for the upcoming election.
Collier County teen assaulted after leaving party The teen has been charged and the sheriff’s office said they’re aware that many believe felony charges are in order, but under Florida law, there are very specific criteria that must be met for felony charges to be filed.
WINK weather team watching tropical wave over Atlantic Ocean The Weather Authority is watching a tropical disturbance over the Central Atlantic Ocean.
CAPE CORAL Cape Coral drug bust leads investigators to fake fentanyl, cash and guns Cape Coral man arrest on drug charges. Investigators said they found, guns, drugs, and more than $32,000 in Richard Riley’s home.
NAPLES Naples youth flag football team to compete in Ohio tournament This weekend, the Naples Lunatics Green will compete in the Superhero Sports tournament in Canton, Ohio.
How do you honor Spectrum News 13 reporter Dylan Lyons, who was killed in a senseless shooting while on assignment last month in the Orlando area? In the heat of the moment and the grief from his family, his mother and fiancée had the thought and hope for a new chance at life. They found a way to keep his legacy alive by harvesting his semen. Lyon’s mother said her previous experiences triggered this idea. Dylan Lyon’s parents. It’s something many people have questions about, but fertility experts say Dyan Lyons was able to donate semen after his death. The first baby born from in vitro fertilization was delivered in 1978. Since then, the process has been fine-tuned, making it possible to extract sperm from a deceased person and use it to create a viable embryo. “We’ve been called upon to posthumously after death to retrieve sperm. And even, for that matter, eggs,” said Dr. Craig Sweet. Sweet is a Fort Myers fertility specialist. “Most clinicians will want to get the sperm within 24 to 36 hours of death. And again, I believe that there have been reported cases [of] waiting a bit longer. But the sooner is the better,” he said. Once the sperm is harvested, it can be frozen and used years to decades later, resulting in successful pregnancies and births. There are a few options for retrieving sperm. “We’ve ended up just taking a single testicle and then processing the testicle in the lab. So, it allows us to open up the various tissues and get as much sperm as possible. Otherwise, you can just do biopsies or aspirations,” Sweet said. Under the best circumstances, in vitro fertilization is not a hundred percent. And those odds go down even farther if sperm is aspirated posthumously. “When we’re surgically aspirating sperm, we’re actually sort of taking them off the assembly line a little early, you know, function, well, they don’t move as well, but they’ve got their DNA, and they can still create children. But in general, the implantation rates for embryos created through surgically aspirated sperm is lower than the implantation rates from ejaculated sperm,” Sweet said. It’s a tricky procedure requiring the sperm to be injected into the eff in the hope of creating an embryo. From that point, in vitro fertilization follows the standard process. Science is one aspect, but there are ethical and legal considerations, as well. Dylan Lyon Posthumous sperm retrieval is still relatively uncommon, according to a local doctor. Casey Fite, Lyons’ fiancée, wrote online that she called doctor after doctor until she found one who would do it. While it is legal, there are many ethical factors at stake. The American Society for Reproductive Medicine updated its guidelines on this in 2018. They state the procedure is “ethically justifiable” under certain conditions: There must be written documentation from the deceased. If that documentation is unavailable, doctors should consider requests from “the surviving spouse or partner.” The bottom line is there’s no specific legislation on this procedure, forcing hospitals and clinics to make the final call. Sweet has done this procedure in the past but he is very careful about what cases he takes on. “The other thing that I think that is important, from my perspective, is that there’s clear intent to procreate. There’s clear intent by the individuals to have a family. So for example, one of the cases that I had, the patient had a history of infertility and had an appointment to come and see me before he died, and so there was fairly clear intent there, I felt much more comfortable with that case,” Sweet said. It’s important not to forget how special this moment is for Fite. She showed it can be done and done for good reason. She wrote on her GoFundMe page, “Dylan would have been the best dad in the world. I am devastated that he can’t be here for what we always wanted, but I want to keep his legacy alive by having our baby.”