Buffalo snowstorm deaths include refugees, mother, woman near home
Dozens of people died in the blizzard that pummeled western New York, and families are beginning to speak out about the tragic losses.
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Dozens of people died in the blizzard that pummeled western New York, and families are beginning to speak out about the tragic losses.
A couple in Buffalo, New York, spent Christmas with an unexpected guest on their living room floor — the body of a woman whose son had tried to rescue her from the extreme blizzard conditions hours earlier, according to a story from The Buffalo News.
The woman's son thanked the couple for their help in trying to save her life after she collapsed while attempting to travel in the snow.
More than 30 people in western New York are known to have died in the storm, but officials expect the death toll to rise.
NEW YORK — Tricia Goodrich’s half-brother died Christmas Day. But she didn’t find out until Dec. 26, when she learned of a Facebook post about his death.