The death toll rises to 34 in Erie County, New York, as crews finally respond to areas they couldn't reach for days following a massive winter storm
The winter storm death toll has risen to 34 in Erie County, New York, as crews continue to clear roads and first responders check on people they couldn’t reach days ago as the catastrophic weather system swept the nation, officials there said Wednesday. Twenty-six of those who died were found in Buffalo, while seven were located in the suburbs, Erie County Executive Mark Poloncarz said in a news conference, adding he did not know where one person was found. [Original story, published at 10:11 a.
” Nationwide death toll rises Anndel Taylor, 22, was found dead in Buffalo over the holiday weekend after getting trapped in her car by the blizzard, her family said. After losing contact with her, the family posted her location to a private Facebook page related to the storm to ask for help, and a man called to say he had found her without a pulse, her sister said.
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