Residents who didn’t follow county’s evacuation order told to write name, birthday on body [Video]

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — A county in Florida’s Big Bend area told its residents who did not evacuate for Hurricane Helene to write their name and birthday on their body with a permanent marker. 

The Taylor County Sheriff’s Office emergency management division posted the advice on social media Thursday. 

“If you or someone you know chose not to evacuate, PLEASE write your, name, birthday and important information on your arm or leg in A PERMANENT MARKER so that you can be identified and family notified,” the post read. 

At a Thursday night briefing in Tallahassee, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis responded to the advice given by the Taylor County Sheriff’s Office. The governor said Florida state policy does not ask people to write on their bodies, but he also reminded …