US Edition32-Year-Old Woman Becomes 12th Confirmed Winter-Related Death in Kentucky
Kentucky officials confirm 11 deaths from hypothermia, falls, and carbon monoxide during winter storm; over 741,000 miles of roads cleared, and emergency relief funds activated.
- Thursday afternoon, Beshear said, `12` weather-related deaths are confirmed in Kentucky, including an additional Fayette County fatality.
- The Jan. 24–25 winter storm dumped snow and ice across Kentucky, and Monday, Beshear first confirmed Betty Veach, 72, died of hypothermia in Whitley County.
- State officials said multiple deaths involved hypothermia, a heart attack, a fall on ice, and a house fire, while the Justice and Public Safety Cabinet reported an inmate involved in snow-clearing operations died Tuesday.
- The state is offering financial help, with the Team Kentucky Emergency Relief Fund providing $10,000 to each family, and about 12,600 outages reported as of Tuesday. Warming centers operate statewide to shelter residents.
- With extreme cold forecast through Feb. 3, officials warned residents to stay indoors and said Kentucky began joint damage assessments with FEMA after President Trump approved an emergency declaration excluding individual assistance.
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Lexington woman dies of hypothermia steps from home, marking 12th Kentucky weather death
A 32-year-old Lexington woman died of hypothermia just steps from her home, marking Kentucky's 12th weather-related death since this weekend's winter storm.The Fayette County Coroner said that Jordyn Daws died accidentally of hypothermia due to environmental exposure. She was found in the front yard of a home next door to her own in the 3700 block of Wargrave Walk in the Polo Club community.Neighbors say the area was filled with police and cauti…
Gov. Beshear shares winter storm fatality rate, road clearing updates | NewsRadio 1230 AM/99.3 FM | Hopkinsville's News Leader | Hopkinsville, Kentucky
Governor Andy Beshear announced that the number of fatalities connected to Winter Storm Fern has grown and shared road-clearing updates at Wednesday’s Winter Storm Update. Beshear says the number of weather-related fatalities has risen to 10 and includes: A 68-year-old man in Daviess County A 79-year-old man in Graves County A 55-year-old man in Jefferson County A 64-year-old man in Johnson County A 71-year-old man in Johnson County A 71-year-ol…
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