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Adin Ross $70K Florida Hurricane Survival Challenge: Streamer MikeSmallsJr Risks Life, Shoovy Arrested

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After streamer Adin Ross allegedly announced a $70,000 reward for 'chasing'Hurricane Milton and surviving the storm, two streamers took on the challenge. They live-streamed 'chasing' the approaching Hurricane Milton and, in the process, risked their lives. Streamer MikeSmallsJr was seen in a video surviving a dire hurricane situation while streamer Shoovy was arrested for allegedly breaking into a building. Here's the video of MikeSmallsJr:

As per screenshots from the stream shared on social media, Adin Ross commented asking the MikeSmallJr to evacuate immediately. Ross said that he meant the challenge for 'sweater god and Sambond' and not him. Ross wrote: "Evacuate bro. The 70K was intended to sweater god and Sambond, not you. You need to evacuate. Evacuate Bro"Here's streamer Shoovy's arrest report:

Shoovy, meanwhile, allegedly tried to break into a building to apparently 'chase' the $70K prize that Ross offered. He was charged with armed burglary, trespassing and crisis profiteering, as per the image of the charge sheet circulating on social media. Shoovy allegedly also tried to resist a reporter, as per a report by the entertainment news outlet, Dexerto. Latest On Hurricane MiltonAs of 5 p.m. EDT on Wednesday, Milton was located around 60 miles from Sarasota, Florida. It had a maximum sustained wind speed of 120 mph, as per the US National Hurricane Center. Milton was moving north east with a speed of around 17 mph, the NHC said. Milton is expected to landfall in Florida's Tampa Area. Tampa, including other major counties along Florida's West Coast has been evacuated early Wednesday morning. Over 130 tornado watches were placed across Florida, with the outer bands of Milton reaching the Sunshine State ahead of the expected landfall. Over 3,50,000 people were without power in Florida alone, as of 6:30 p.m. EDT, as per live data from Outage.us, a website that tracks power outages in the US.
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