Caroline Calloway Sends Update from Florida Home After Hurricane Milton's Landfall: 'I Lived Bitch' (Exclusive)

Mar. 15, 2025

Caroline Calloway.Photo:caroline calloway

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Afterstaying in her homeamidHurricane Miltonevacuation mandates in her area, Caroline Calloway wants the world to know that she survived.

As the storm made landfall in the Florida area, several fans and followers of theScammerauthor, 32, took to social media to share their concerns about Calloway as she suddenly went silent online. “Ok is Caroline Calloway okay,” one userposted on X. “Taking a break from work every 30 minutes to see if Caroline Calloway posted,“wrote another.

Caroline Calloway responds to PEOPLE: “I lived bitch.”.

(Calloway followed up her text with a link toKnowYourMeme.com’s “I lived bitch” entry to explain her reference.)

The influencer — who lives in Sarasota, Fla., whereshe spent the night sheltering in place— also shared a screenshot of her text to PEOPLE on her Instagram Stories, assuaging worries across platforms.

Caroline Calloway at home ahead of Hurricane Milton’s landfall.Courtesy of Caroline Calloway

Courtesy of Caroline Calloway

Hurricane Milton — which has since been downgraded to a category 1 hurricane — knocked out the power in millions of homes. A recent update from the National Hurricane Center said the center of the storm has now moved off of Florida and into the Atlantic Ocean.

Calloway spoke to PEOPLE on Wednesday, Oct. 9, ahead of the hurricane’s landfall, tofurther explain her reasons for stayingat her beachfront property. For one, she emphasized that she cannot drive and the airports around her are closed. She maintained that she had no intention of evacuating to shelter at her mother’s inland home since she had a “very traumatic” experience there during Hurricane Ian in 2022.

She says they went three days without water or electricity, and when they eventually ran low on food, the U.S. military had to rescue them. During the evenings, Calloway told PEOPLE she and her mom heard gunshots.

Caroline Calloway.Caroline Calloway/Instagram

Caroline Calloway/Instagram

The writer also wanted to remain in her home — which she clarified is “three stories up in a building with hurricane-grade windows and three-foot thick concrete walls” — in case her elderly neighbors needed help.

“There are a few more sort of able-bodied young people who are staying to help, but I’m definitely the youngest and the most able-bodied among them,” she explained.

source: people.com