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.





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