A 63-year-old Vermont man who drowned in his home is the state's first known death from this week's catastrophic flooding as state officials urged residents to remain vigilant even as floodwaters recede.
A 63-year-old Vermont man who drowned in his home is the state's first known death from tas state officials urged residents to remain vigilant even as floodwaters recede.
Davoll is survived by his wife, four sisters, two brothers, a daughter, two stepsons and several grand- and great-grandchildren.“The loss of a Vermonter is always painful, but it is particularly so this week,” Sen. Peter Welch, D-Vt., said in a statement after the chief medical examiner confirmed the cause of death.
In New York’s Hudson Valley, a woman in her 30s drowned on Sunday after being swept away while trying to evacuate her home with her dog, officials said. The dog survived.."She was trying to get through it with her dog, and she was overwhelmed by tidal wave-type waves."Severe storms rolled through New York and Vermont on Thursday, triggering flash flood warnings. But there were no reports of any major flooding, and dams that were near or at flood levels appeared to hold.
"The period we are more concerned about is Sunday because that could be more widespread and heavier, but not nearly on the scale of what we saw earlier in the week," National Weather Service meteorologist Seth KutikoffVermont Gov. Phil Scott urged residents to remain vigilant as they return to their flood-ravaged homes, and warned those who may be tempted to go into floodwaters against doing so.
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