Tuesday, January 04, 2011
Weather Related Death In Lee County
KENTUCKY...
The death of a Lee County women appears to be related to cold weather.
Lee County Coroner Ray Shuler says 47-year-old Peggy Little was found dead Monday morning near her home in the St. Helens community east of Beattyville. National Weather Service records show the low temperature in Beattyville early Monday was 20 degrees.
Shuler says Little left the home she shared with her mother in the middle of the night, might have been confused and wasn't dressed for cold weather.
Shuler says it's possible she died from hypothermia.
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The death of a Lee County women appears to be related to cold weather.
Lee County Coroner Ray Shuler says 47-year-old Peggy Little was found dead Monday morning near her home in the St. Helens community east of Beattyville. National Weather Service records show the low temperature in Beattyville early Monday was 20 degrees.
Shuler says Little left the home she shared with her mother in the middle of the night, might have been confused and wasn't dressed for cold weather.
Shuler says it's possible she died from hypothermia.
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# posted by Homer Owens @ 10:40 PM 
