Monday, November 5, 2012
Hurricane Sandy claims another Lehigh Valley victim when a man dies Saturday from a tree that was damaged by the storm falls on him, autopsy reveals.
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Monday, November 5, 2012
Hurricane Sandy hit Upper Milford Township hard with storm damage and power outages - and now a fatality, according to the Lehigh County coroner. Jerome Tyson, 38, of New Tripoli, was pronounced dead at 8:07 p.m. Saturday in the emergency department of Lehigh Valley Hospital, Salisbury Township, according to Lehigh County Coroner Scott Grim. Tyson was clearing debris from the hurricane at 6761 Crown Lane in Upper Milford when a damaged tree he was cutting fell on him, Grim said. The death was ruled accidental and was caused by multiple blunt trama injuries following an autopsy performed Monday morning. At least four other Lehigh Valley residents died as a result of the storm. In New Jersey, a man died in a chain saw accident trimming …
Saturday, November 3, 2012
Hypothermia and carbon monoxide poisoning are some of the storm-related problems that have killed four Lehigh Valley residents in the wake of Hurricane Sandy
The Lehigh County coroner says a 93-year-old man died as a result of prolonged exposure to cold from power outages associated with Hurricane Sandy. Luther Fritizinger of 1063 Mosser Road, Upper Macungie, was found dead Thursday in his garage. The cause of death is attributed to hypothermia; the manner of death has been ruled an accident, according to a press release from the coroner Friday afternoon. The coroner and Berks-Lehigh Regional Police Department are investigating. This is at least the fourth Lehigh Valley death related to Sandy. Earlier this week, an Orefield woman found dead in her yard after the storm also succumbed to hypothermia. And a Lower Macungie woman died as a result of carbon monoxide poisioning from a generator being …
Thursday, November 1, 2012
Two Lehigh Valley woman were found dead in the wake of Hurricane Sandy
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Thursday, November 1, 2012
Two Lehigh County women are dead in the wake of Hurricane Sandy -- one from hypothermia, the other from carbon monoxide poisoning. Theresa Schlitzer, 86, of 2425 Route 309 in Orefield, died of hypothermia, the Lehigh County coroner's office said. She was found unresponsive in her yard after a prolonged exposure from Hurricane Sandy Monday night, a press release said. It's not clear why Schlitzer was outside during the storm. Schlitzer was pronounced dead at 9:45 a.m. Tuesday at her home by deputy coroner Jason Nicholas. Tammy Kerosetz, 48, of 3663 Schoeneck Road, Lower Macungie, was overcome by exhaust fumes from a portable gas generator before 8:30 a.m. on Tuesday. The generator was running inside her garage, the coroner's office said. …
One death, a house fire and other problems have come as the Lehigh Valley's powerless try to use generators in the wake of Hurricane Sandy.
Some left powerless by Hurricane Sandy have turned to generators for heat and light - but one death and two fires are grim reminders that generators must be used with extreme caution. These four cases happened in the Lehigh Valley in just two days: Follow these generator safety tips:
Marie Weller
12:54 pm on Thursday, November 8, 2012
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