Hurricane Hunters — flying into danger

VENICE — While the local TV meteorologist remains a popular source for hurricane forecasts, the real root of data comes from a bigger entity — hurricane hunters.

Hunters take on a job that requires skill, timing and teamwork — and risking their lives to save others.

Billy Wysinger and Daniel Tyson, both 11-year Navy veterans, joined the field as flight engineers 14 years ago as part of National Oceanic Atmospheric Administration’s Hurricane Hunters airbase in Lakeland…

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