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Hurricane-chasing, flag-wielding "Florida Man" Lane Pittman to be featured on VICE

JACKSONVILLE BEACH, Fla. — Remember "Florida Man" Lane Pittman whose video went viral after holding an American Flag while facing the winds of Hurricane Matthew? Well, he announced on Facebook that he will soon be featured on Vice Media's new television series "What the Florida."

Been an awesome time filming with VICE the past two days! They’re doing a series called “What the Florida” and decided...

Posted by Lane Pittman on Saturday, June 22, 2019

The first video that put Jacksonville native Lane Pittman on the viral video map has over 3 million views.

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Since then, Pittman has gone on to face both Hurricane Irma and Hurricane Florence.

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