EGMONT KEY, Fla. - Mixed into the sand of Egmont Key, reminders of Hurricane Helene and Milton remain.

"I just think it was devastating, and it felt important for me," said Elizabeth Miller.

250 volunteers signed up for the Great Egmont Key Cleanup.

Elizabeth Miller of Bradenton was one of them.

Within minutes, she began finding items you wouldn't expect.

"A piece of anchor. It just looked like a little piece of rope and I started to pull on it and then it was heavier. The anchor was gone. It was just a section of it," she said.

Piles of debris formed less than an hour after they got started.

What they're saying:

"We are out here to do our part, remove that debris, do what we can to restore this beautiful island," said Alexandra Lowe-Mains the owner of SeaMonkey Apparel.

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