Keylime Bistro, R.C. Otter’s, others suffer flood damage on Captiva Island

Author: David Dorsey, Gulfshore Business
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Two days after Hurricane Milton impacted Southwest Florida, the damage done to Captiva Island in Lee County came into better clarity.

On Andy Rosse Lane on Captiva Island, surge waters flooded homes and businesses, said Sandy Stilwell Youngquist, who owns Stilwell Enterprises, including several Captiva restaurants — Keylime Bistro, R.C. Otter’s Island Eats, Cantina Captiva, Sunshine Seafood Cafe and Wine Bar and Latte Da. She took a boat to Captiva on Oct. 10 to get her first look at the damage, and she said it was a rough ride.

“Everything flooded again,” Stilwell Youngquist said. “But about anywhere from 6 inches to 2 feet higher than from Hurricane Helene. Even the fire department’s new building had water in it.

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