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California woman dies after snow porch collapses in storm
Palisades Tahoe acquired 38” of snow in 24 hours on Feb. 28, 2023. (House pictured just isn’t the property referenced within the story.)
The intense winter storm battering the Sierra and enormous swaths of California has resulted within the dying of an 80-year-old lady in Placer County, authorities confirmed to SFGATE Wednesday.
Lois Barton, of Foresthill, died Tuesday after the snow porch of her dwelling collapsed on her below a number of ft of snow. Three ft of snow had fallen on elements of Placer County in simply 24 hours previous the tragedy. Widespread energy outages have been additionally reported within the space, as residents within the Higher Tahoe area have been advised to hunker down via the blizzard.
Neighbors pulled Barton out of the snowy wreckage after her porch caved in, CBS Sacramento reported; firefighters arriving on the scene discovered her in a state of cardiac arrest, and he or she died on the best way to the hospital. The sheriff’s workplace advised SFGATE the incident occurred on 5000 block of Clear Creek Courtroom in Foresthill.
Elsewhere, in Olympic Valley on Tuesday night, a 25-foot-deep avalanche engulfed two tales of a three-floor condo constructing. A number of neighboring buildings have been evacuated, and no accidents have been reported.
After two days of heavy snow and excessive winds, the blizzard subsided within the area on Wednesday, although snow is anticipated to return this weekend.
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