Families are beginning to speak out about the tragic losses of loved ones – some just steps from their homes – in a historic blizzard that pummeled western New York over the weekend.
in Erie County, 17 people were found outside, 11 were in homes, four were in a vehicle, four were from cardiac events while shoveling or snow blowing and three were from a delay in emergency medical services, according to County Executive Mark Poloncarz.
Meanwhile, authorities were still going door to door to check on people Thursday as officials reopened roads in New York's second-most-populous city. Timothy Murphy, 27, was found dead in his home on Christmas Day after heavy snow covered the external furnace, causing carbon monoxide to enter the residence, according to the Niagara County Sheriff's Office.The New York Times reported
Carolyn Eubanks’ home had no heat or electricity. The 63-year-old had a heart condition that required her to be hooked up to an electric oxygen machine, but she lost power during the storm, Emergency services were unavailable because of the blizzard, the outlet reported. Eubanks is survived by Parker, four stepsons, two stepdaughters and"many grandchildren and great-grand children," The Buffalo News said."She loved her grandkids, spoiled them rotten," Parker said.Monique Alexander, 52, told her daughter she'd be right back when she went out on Christmas Eve,"We were waiting for her to come home," Alexander's daughter, Casey Maccarone, told CNN.
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