In separate cases, 2 found dead in snow in western North Dakota

BISMARCK — A lady in Minot and a person in Watford Metropolis had been discovered lifeless on Thursday, April 14, outdoors within the snow as western North Dakota was hit with a blizzard that shut down many companies and roads. No foul play is suspected in both case.

On Thursday morning, officers had been referred to as to an space close to the Minot put up workplace and located a 73-year-old girl mendacity lifeless within the snow, the Minot Police Division stated in a launch. Authorities say the girl, a Minot resident, was not dressed adequately for the climate.

In Watford Metropolis on Thursday afternoon, officers responded to a name of a lifeless man mendacity outdoors within the snow on the 300 block of twenty fifth Avenue Northeast, the Watford Metropolis Police Division stated in a launch. The 60-year-old man was lifeless when police arrived.

In each instances, authorities are withholding the particular person’s id till their households are notified. Officers are persevering with to research each incidents.

Since Tuesday, April 12, components of western North Dakota have obtained greater than two toes of snow, with northwest Minot reporting essentially the most snowfall within the state at 36 inches,

in keeping with the Nationwide Climate Service.

The snowstorm shut down many roads in western North Dakota, together with I-94 from the Montana border to Jamestown. Winds had been additionally excessive amid the snowstorm, with some cities recording winds blowing at greater than 60 miles per hour.