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Boat fire in Ortega during Tropical Storm Nicole leaves woman homeless, GoFundMe account says

During Tropical Storm Nicole on Thursday, a boat a woman lived in caught fire, leaving her with only 3 days worth of clothes and her cat, according to a GoFundMe account set up on her behalf.

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On Nov. 9, the woman got a call from a marina in Ortega that her boat was in flames and sank. According to the GoFundMe account, she is 69 years old and she lived on the boat.

She is currently trying to raise money while she waits for the insurance to pay out.

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