Saturday, March 13, 2010
Flooding Claims A Life
WEST VIRGINIA....
Saturday morning, State Emergency Services officials confirmed one flood related death in Raleigh County and swift water rescues in Raleigh, Fayette and Mercer counties. Authorities say a woman's body was recovered around 6:00 A.M. after she was trapped in her car and swept away by swift-moving flood waters in the Bradley area. A Kanawha County firefighter was lost and presumed dead in Raleigh County overnight, after the boat he was in capsized during a rescue mission in the Beaver area. According to state emergency officials, Raleigh, Mercer, Fayette and Greenbrier counties were hit the hardest by Saturday morning.
Saturday morning, State Emergency Services officials confirmed one flood related death in Raleigh County and swift water rescues in Raleigh, Fayette and Mercer counties. Authorities say a woman's body was recovered around 6:00 A.M. after she was trapped in her car and swept away by swift-moving flood waters in the Bradley area. A Kanawha County firefighter was lost and presumed dead in Raleigh County overnight, after the boat he was in capsized during a rescue mission in the Beaver area. According to state emergency officials, Raleigh, Mercer, Fayette and Greenbrier counties were hit the hardest by Saturday morning.
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