A feared mass killer, Irene got victims one by one

[Kadie]

A feared mass killer, Irene got victims one by one
By JOHN CURRAN, Associated Press
Saturday, September 3, 2011


(09-03) 10:13 PDT (AP) --

In Ayden, N.C., a man dies in his recliner, riding out Hurricane Irene at home because he didn't want to leave his Chihuahua at home alone.

In Newport News, Va., a falling tree crushes an 11-year-old boy, sparing the mother who tried to protect him.

In Whitemarsh Township, Pa., a supermarket bookkeeper determined to make it to work for her 4:30 a.m. shift drives into floodwaters and drowns trying to walk the final mile.

And in Rutland, Vt., a public-works employee "conscientious to a fault" dies in a river's raging floodwaters and his adult son is swept away as they check on the city's water reservoir.

Hurricane Irene, which spared the East's major cities from large-scale destruction, was a killer storm, nonetheless.


Read more: http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/n/a/2011/09/03/national/a100739D86.DTL#ixzz1WufsGxPx


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[Uncle Joe]

1. Kicked and recommended.

Thanks for the thread, Kadie.

[Kadie]

2. Hi there Uncle Joe,

thanks for the K&R

:hi:

[malaise]

3. Watch the hype

:hi:

[Scurrilous]

4. K & R

:thumbsup: