2012 — Oct 29-30, Hurricane Sandy, esp. NY, NJ also PA, MD, CT, WV[1] –154-182
International:
–~80 Caribbean. UNDP. “Hurricane Sandy kills around 80 in the Caribbean…” 11-2-2012.
—>69 Reuters. “Storm Sandy blamed for…132 deaths in U.S., Canada,” 11-16-2012.
— 2 Bahamas. UNDP. “Hurricane Sandy kills around 80 in the Caribbean…” 11-2-2012.
— 1 Canada. Reuters. “Storm Sandy blamed for…132 deaths in U.S., Canada,” 11-16-2012.
— 11 Cuba. Reuters. “Storm Sandy blamed for…132 deaths in U.S., Canada,” 11-16-2012.
— 11 Cuba. UNDP. “Hurricane Sandy kills around 80 in the Caribbean…” 11-2-2012.
— 2 Dominican Rep. UNDP. “Hurricane Sandy kills around 80 in the Caribbean…” 11-2-2012
— 60 Haiti. UNDP. “Hurricane Sandy kills around 80 in the Caribbean…” 11-2-2012.
—>54 Haiti. Reuters. “Storm Sandy blamed for…132 deaths in U.S., Canada,” 11-16-2012.
— 1 Jamaica. UNDP. “Hurricane Sandy kills around 80 in the Caribbean…” 11-2-2012.
United States:
–154-182 Blanchard tally based on State, local and Puerto Rico breakouts below.[2]
— 159[3] (72 direct and 87 indirect[4].) Blake, et al. National Hurricane Center 2013.[5]
–154-155 Blanchard tally based on identifiable State, local and Puerto Rico breakouts below.[6]
— 131 Reuters. “Storm Sandy blamed for at least 132 deaths in U.S., Canada,” 11-16-2012.[7]
— 117 Oct-28-Nov 30, 2012. American Red Cross mortality tracking data.[8]
Feb 20, 2014 version
Notes:
Yellow highlighting signifies some uncertainty as to whether the fatality should be included as hurricane-related. We have included such cases in our figures, noting why in footnotes.
Red highlighting signifies that a fatality has been reported as hurricane-related, but not classified as such by applicable authorities, and is thus not included in our figures. We show such names only to note that we are aware of the reporting.
Connecticut ( 6)
— 6 State. Blanchard tabulation based on locality breakouts below.
— 5 “ Reuters. “Storm Sandy blamed for at least 132 deaths in U.S., Canada,” 11-16-2012
— 5 “ (Direct deaths). National Hurricane Center 2013, p. 120.
— 1 Easton, falling tree kills volunteer firefighter Russell Neary, 55, Oct 29; hits fire truck.[9]
— 1 Long Isl. Sound off Silver Sands St. Park, Milford (Jet Krumwiede, 21), Oct 28, drowned.[10]
— 1 Mansfield, tree fall (Olga Raymond, 90, Oct 29).[11]
— 1 Middlebury, landscaper cutting down tree falls 40 feet (Michael J. Pranulis, 53; Nov 4)[12]
— 1 Milford, drowned, apparently swimming, jumped off pier (Brian Bakunas, 34, Oct 29).[13]
— 1 Trumbull, Nov 2. Male,[14] 73, fell from roof while inspecting roof damage from hurricane.[15]
Maryland ( 11)
–11 State. Blanchard tally from locality breakouts below.
–11 “ Maryland Office of the Chief Medical Examiner (as reported by the MEMA PIO).
–11 “ NBC News (Miguel Llanos). “Sandy death toll in US rises to 109…” 11-3-2012.
–11 “ WBAL.com. “Superstorm Sandy Brought Wind, Rain, Snow, and Death.” 10-28-2013[16]
— 1 “ Direct death. National Hurricane Center 2013, p. 120.[17]
— 1 Anne Arundel Co., Annapolis, tree fall, clean-up contractor, Santiago Lopez, 50; Oct 31.[18]
— 1 “ Pasadena, tree falls on home (Donald Cannata Sr., 74, Oct 29).[19]
— 1 Baltimore City, exposure, unnamed male, Oct 29. MD Medical Examiner’s Office.
— 1 “ exposure, unnamed male, Oct 30. MD Medical Examiner’s Office.
— 1 “ fall, unnamed female, Oct 31. MD Medical Examiner’s Office.
— 1 Dorchester Co., vehicle incident, unnamed female, Oct 30. MD Medical Examiner’s Office.
— 1 Garrett County. Oakland vic., exposure/shoveling snow, unnamed man, 80s, Nov 1.[20]
— 1 Montgomery Co., Germantown, car collision (Mai Ai Lam-Phan, 66, Oct 29).[21]
— 1 “ exposure, unnamed female, Oct 30. MD Med. Examiner’s Office.[22]
— 1 Prince George’s County, exposure, unnamed female, Oct 30. MD Med. Examiner’s Office.
— 1 “ crushed by minivan, changing tire (Aaron Jerome Smith, 35, Oct 30).[23]
New Hampshire ( 1)
— 1 State. Direct death. National Hurricane Center 2013, p. 120.
— 1 Lincoln, landslide, job site (construction co. owner Eugene “Rusty” Brooks, 42, Oct 30).[24]
New Jersey ( 38-65)
–65 State. Mitchell, et al. “New Jersey Superstorm Sandy-Related Deaths…” Oct 2013, 51.[25]
–52 State. Mitchell, et al. “New Jersey Superstorm Sandy-Related Deaths…” Oct 2013, 51.[26]
–40 State. Star-Ledger. “Remembering New Jersey’s 40 victims of Hurricane Sandy.” 12-2-12
–38 State. Blanchard tally based on locality breakouts below.[27]
–38 “ NJ Office of Attorney General, Dec 3, with reclassification making new total 38.
–37 “ NJ Office of Attorney General, Nov 20 email to Blanchard, with fatality table.
–37 “ Reuters. “Storm Sandy blamed for…132 deaths in U.S., Canada,” 11-16-2012.
–36 State. Mitchell, et al. “New Jersey Superstorm Sandy-Related Deaths…” Oct 2013, 51.[28]
–34 State. Oct-28-Nov 29, 2012. American Red Cross mortality tracking data.[29]
–12 “ (Direct deaths). National Hurricane Center 2013, p. 120.
— 1 Atlantic City, Atlantic Co. Heart attack during bus evacuation (Bernice Sapp, 65; Oct 29).[30]
— 1 Bayonne, Hudson Co., blunt impact injury, fell, dark home (Alice Redzilow, 86; Nov 3).[31]
— 1 Berkeley Heights, Union Co., fall down stairs, no power (Eva-Maria Wilson, 79; Nov 8).[32]
— 1 Bethlehem Twp., Hunterdon Co., clearing debris, hit by vehicle (William Hardenburg, 67, Nov 5).[33]
— 1 Brick Township, Ocean County, drowned in home (George Tatay, 61; Oct 30).[34]
— 1 Brick Township, Ocean Co., tree falls during cleanup (Vernon Hankins, 61; Nov 22).[35]
— 1 Brigantine, Atlantic Co., hypothermia, home, refused to evac. (Lester Kaplan, 73; Nov 2).[36]
— 1 East Brunswick, Middlesex Co., tree break, trimming, Mr. Amadeo Gutierrez, 41; Nov 6.[37]
— 1 Edison, Middlesex Co., CO poisoning from garage generator (Robert Walsh, 65, Oct 31).[38]
— 1 Forked River, Lacey Twp., Ocean Co., hypothermia (Celestine Kreitzer, 94, Oct 30).[39]
— 1 Hamilton, Mercer Co., wind gust, R. Johnson Hospital parking lot (William Pryor, 58).[40]
— 1 Hawthorne, Passaic Co., trees fall onto home (Fletcher Fish, 77, Oct 29).[41]
— – Hawthorne, Passaic Co., fell down stairs after electricity loss (Benjamin Harris, 83).[42]
— 1 Jefferson Township, Morris County, tree falls on home (Bruce Latteri, 51; Oct 30).[43]
— 1 Jersey City, power out, oxygen machine bottle ran out (Maureen Caporino, 65, Oct 30).[44]
— – Jersey City, Hudson Co., hit by car, streetlights out (Dhyanesh Balaji, 4; Oct 31).[45]
— 1 Lambertville, Hunterdon Co., fell in home, no electricity (Robert Patterson, 79).[46]
— 1 Little Egg Harbor, Ocean Co., drowned at home (Erwin Bockhorn, 72; Oct 30).[47]
— –[48] “ “ Kimberly Smrkovsky, 25, asthma attack, cardiac arrest, cleanup.[49]
— 1 Long Branch, Monmouth Co., hypothermia (Robert Mayberry, 61; Nov 4).[50]
— 1 Middlesex Borough, Middlesex Co., fall down dark stairs (Marylou Viswat, 85, Oct 30).[51]
— 2 Middlesex “ home fire possibly candle (Lawrence Priddy Jr., 57; Margaret Priddy, 78).[52]
— 1 New Brunswick, carbon monoxide, restaurant basement generator (Rafael Reyes, 55).[53]
— 1 Newark, drowned in car by rising Passaic River (Bobby McDuffie, 47, Oct 29).[54]
— 2 “ CO, generator outside bedroom window (Mudiwa Benson, 19, Kenya Barber, 19).[55]
— 1 “ Essex Co., found in home without power, asthma attack (Ernest Williams, 65).[56]
— – Ortley Beach, Toms River Township, Ocean Co., heart attack, Mark Caramanna, 54.[57]
— 1 Pattenburg, Hunterdon Co., hit by tree limb cleaning debris (Thomas Frey, 44; Oct 31).[58]
— 1 Princeton, cleaning debris from driveway, tree falls (William Sword, 61, Oct 29).[59]
— 2 Randolph, Morris Co., tree falls on their car. (Richard, 54, and Elizabeth, 48, Everett).[60]
— 1 Sea Isle City. Hit by dump truck picking up debris (Bernice Pasquarello, 69; Nov 24/25).[61]
— 1 South Hackensack, drowned, overflowing Hackensack Ri. (Joseph Godleski, 69, Oct 29).[62]
— 1 Stafford, hypothermia, home, exposure to cold (Leonard Thompson, 71, Oct 30-31).[63]
— 1 Summit, Union County. Fall down stairs, home, no power (Joseph Puglisi, 93; Oct 31).[64]
— 1 Trenton, Carbon monoxide, generator, 1st floor of home (Gracie Dunston, 59, Nov 1.)[65]
— 1 Ventnor, Atlantic Co., fall while moving car (Walter Schoepfer, 93; Oct 30, dies Nov 6).[66]
— 1 West Orange, Essex Co., power out, oxygen machine stops (Vernie Mathison, 61; Nov 7).[67]
— 2 Willingboro, Nov 2. House fire, possibly generator (Edwin Jordan, 73, wife Charlene, 70).[68]
New York (65-66)
–65-66 State. Blanchard tally based on locality breakouts below.[69]
— 60 “ Hess, Whitney. “The People Who Were Killed by Hurricane Sandy.” 11-5-2012.
— 53 State. Oct-28-Nov 30, 2012. American Red Cross mortality tracking data.[70]
— 53 “ Reuters. “Storm Sandy blamed…132 deaths in U.S., Canada,” 11-16-2012.
— 48 “ National Hurricane Center 2013, p. 120 (direct deaths)
— 14 Long Island. Blanchard tally based on locality breakouts below.
— 7 Long Island, Nassau County (Blanchard)
— 8 “ 4 confirmed and 4 unconfirmed.[71]
— 1 “ Garden City, cycle crash, traffic lights out; Juan Granados, 20; Oct 30.[72]Confirm.[73]
— 1 “ Glen Cove, burned by kerosene lantern (Lewis Bodi, 87; Nov 4).[74]
— 1 “ Island Park, drowning, unnamed person (confirmed).[75]
— 1 “ New Cassel, CO, coal-burn. grill in home (Ms. Abigalo Piedraheta, 78, Nov 2)[76]
— 1 “No. Vly. Stream. Hit by car crossing st., traffic lights out; Ms. Santiago Diazde, 59.[77]
— 1 “ Oceanside. Carbon monoxide poisoning, indoors, (Michelle Bracco, 44; Nov 5.[78]
— 1 “ Roslyn. Tree fall outside in yard; Safar Shafinoori, 84; Oct 29.[79]Confirmed.[80]
— – [81] “ Unidentified person, unidentified location, apparent CO poisoning at home.[82]
— 7 Long Island, Suffolk County (phone conv. Nov 20 with Co. Medical Examiner Of.)
— 1 “ Bay Shore, Suffolk Co., fall down home stairs (Michael Fleming, 80, Oct 29).[83]
— 1 “ Commack, tree fall on homeless tent (Anne Marie Dolan, 57; found Nov 5)[84]
— 1 “ Lloyd Harbor, Suffolk Co., tree fall (John Miller, aged 39, 7 Oak Hill Road).[85]
— 1 “ Hauppauge, clearing debris, hit by tree branch (Nicholas Lourikas, 66; Nov 6).[86]
— 1 “ Montauk, drowned walking dog near Ocean (Edith “Dee” Wright, 52).[87]
— 1 “ Nissequogue, LI, SC worker killed clearing trees, David Freberg, 36, Nov 12.[88]
— 1 “ Port Jefferson, SUV collides with police car (Ms. Vishwaja Muppa, 21; Oct 30).[89]
— 45 NYC. Blanchard tally based on borough breakouts below.[90]
— 45 “ Hess, Whitney. “The People Who Were Killed by Hurricane Sandy.” 11-5-2012.
— 45 “ Howland. “Accuracy of Red Cross Fatality Data…[NYC]…Sandy 2012.” Slide 9.[91]
— 44 NYC. Ann Madsen, NYC Health Department. Webinar, 3-11-2014.
— 43 NYC. Begier. “Superstorm Sandy Mortality Surveillance in New York City” (PowerPt19).
— 43 “ DNAinfo.com. “Hurricane Sandy’s Death Toll in [NY] Climbs to 43.” 11-11-12.
— 7 Brooklyn. Blanchard tally based on locality breakouts and Nov 20 MEO phone call.[92]
— 7 “ NY Times. “As Recovery Continues, City’s Death Toll Reaches 38.” 11-1-12.
— 1 “ Coney Island, drowned at home (Senpo Hua, 87).[93]
— 1 “ Coney Island, drowned (Loraine Gore, 90). Huffington Post. “Hurricane…” 11-3-12
— 2 “ Ditmas Park, tree fall, walking dog (Jessie Streich-Kest, 24, Jacob Vogelman, 24).[94]
— – “ Gowanus, unidentified man, 48, found dead Nov 1, apparently from fall in dark.[95]
— 1 “ Gravesend, drowned, washed up on Shore Parkway (unidentified man, 51).[96]
— 1 “ Sheepshead Bay, drowned in home (Richard Krins, 67).[97]
— 1 “ “ drowned, home living room (Cy Schoenfeld, 72; Oct 29-30).[98]
— 3 Manhattan. NYT. “As Recovery Continues, City’s Death Toll Reaches 38.” 11-1-2012.
–2-3 “ Blanchard tally based on uncertainty on classification of St. John death.
— 1 “ Financial district, Broad Street, fall/drowned? (Frank M. Suber, 55).[99]
— 1? “ Gramercy, respirator power failure (Ms. Herminia St. John, 75, Oct 29).[100]
— – “ Knickerbocker Village, Lower East Side, Ms. Pao Chu Hsieh, 101, Nov 6, cold.[101]
— 1 “ TriBeCa, garage attendant drowned in car, 1st floor garage (Anthony Narh, 57).[102]
— 12 Queens. Blanchard tally based on locality breakouts below.
— 11 ” Blanchard phone conversation with NYPD Press office, 11-13-2012.
— 11 “ Queens Chronicle (D. Rafter). “Queens hurricane death toll hits 11.” 11-15-2012
— 1 “ Belle Harbor, drowned in home basement (Henry Sullivan, 57).[103]
— 1 “ “[104] drowned in Rockaway Park home basement (Richard Gold, 67).[105]
— 1 “ Flushing, tree falls on home (Anthony Laino, 29-30, Oct 30).[106]
— – “ Howard Beach, drowned at home (Rose Faggiano, 85, found Oct 30).[107]
— 1 “ Richmond Hill, electrocution, outside power line (Lauren Abraham, 23, Oct 29).[108]
— 1 “ Rockaway Beach Boulevard, drowning, trailer home, Keith Lancaster, 62.[109]
— 1 “ Rockaway Beach, drowned, apartment basement (Eden Toussaint, 58).[110]
— 1 “ “ Fell down stairs, home without power (Albert McSwain, 77, Nov 10).[111]
— 1 “ “ Unknown cause, unidentified woman, 84, 325 Beach 87th street.[112]
— 1 “ Rockaway Park, bled to death, debris laceration (Nancy Gavin-Sorenson, 50).[113]
— 1 “ “ drowned, Beach 121st St. home (George Stathis, 90, found Nov 3).[114]
— 1 “ “ apparent drowning at home (David Gotthelf, 72).[115]
— 1 “ “ fell down dark stairwell at home (William McKeon, 78).[116]
— 23 Staten Island NYT. “Officers ‘Risked Their Lives’…on Staten Island…” 11-11-2012.
— 23 “ Blanchard tally based on locality breakouts below.
— 21 “ Storm surge fatalities. (National Hurricane Center 2013, p. 18.)
— 2 “ Great Kills, drowned at home (Marie Colborne, 86, Walter Colborne, 89).[117]
— 1 “ Midland Beach, drowned at home (Patricia Bevan, 59).[118]
— 2 “ “ apparent drowning (Charlotte Brewster, 77, David Haggerty, 65).[119]
— 1 “ “ apparent home drowning (Eugene Contrubis, 67).[120]
— 1 “ “ drowned, Naughton Ave. Dongan Hills home (Anna Gesso, 62)[121]
— 1 “ “ paralytic drowned at home (John Paterno, 65).[122]
— 1 “ “ drowned in Grimsby Avenue home (Anastasia Rispoli, 73).[123]
— 1 “ “ drowned in Grimsby Street home (Beatrice Spagnuolo, 79).[124]
— 1 “ “ drowned at home (David Maxwell, 64; found Nov 9).[125]
— 2 “ Oakwood Beach, drowned, home (John Filipowicz Sr., 51, J. Filipowicz, Jr., 20).[126]
— 1 “ “ drowned at home (Leonard Montalto, 53).[127]
— 1 “ Ocean Breeze, drowned at Buel Avenue home (Ella Norris, 89, Oct 30).[128]
— 1 “ “ Dongan Hills, drowning (James Rossi, 85), found in back yard.[129]
— 1 “ Shore Acres, fall down dark stairwell (George P. O’Regan, 79; Oct 31).[130]
— 1 “ South Beach, electrocuted, home basement, (Artur Kasprzak, 28, Oct 29).[131]
— 1 “ “ drowned, Mills Ave. home basement (Andrew Sammarco, 61; Oct 29).[132]
— 2 “ “ drowned, washed away from mother (Connor, 4 and Brandon, 2 Moore).[133]
— 2 “ Tottenville, drowned at home (Angela, 13 and George Dresch, 55; Oct 29).[134]
Elsewhere in New York ( 7)
— 7 Blanchard tally based on locality breakouts below.
— 1 Greenburgh, car hits downed tree on Sprain Brook Parkway (Tiago Ferreria-Neto, 54).[135]
— 1 Kerhonkson, Ulster Co., mobile home debris hits car (Doreen Richardson, 69; Oct 29).[136]
— 2 North Salem, tree falls onto Baumler home (Jack Baumler, 11 and Michael Robson, 13).[137]
— 1 Pearl River, Orangetown, Rockland Co., tree fall on home (Jeffrey Chanin, 51, Oct 29).[138]
— 1 Shokan, Olive, Ulster Co., CO poisoning, basement generator (James Stapleford, 75).[139]
— 1 “ “ “ fall down stairs looking for dead husband (Eva Stapleford, 73).[140]
North Carolina ( 3)
— 3 State. AP. “Hurricane Sandy CT, NY, NJ and other East Coast States Assess…” 11-4-2012
— 2 HMS Bounty sinks (Claudine Christian, 42 and Robin Walbridge, 63; Oct 29).[141]
— 1 Dobson, Surry County, car hits downed tree (Jody Alan Davis, 25; Oct 29).[142]
Ohio ( 2)
–2 Northeast vehicle crashes. CBS News. “Superstorm Sandy: State-by-State…” 10-31-2012.
–1 Putnam County, car hits van on icy road (Dustin Brown, 22; Oct 30).[143]
–1 Toledo, east of, car accident (Tina Goodwin, 56; Oct 30).[144]
Pennsylvania ( 16)
–16 State. Blanchard tally based on locality breakouts below.
–16 “ AP. “Pa. man crushed clearing Sandy debris.” Altoona Mirror, PA. 11-6-2012.
–15 “ PA Office of Emergency Management, phone conversation, Nov 20.[145]
–13 “ Reuters. “Storm Sandy blamed for…132 deaths in U.S., Canada,” 11-16-2012.
— 2 “ (Direct deaths). National Hurricane Center 2013, p. 120.
–1 Albrightsville section, Penn Forest Twp., Carbon Co. CO (Lammert H. G. Roodhof, 66).[146]
–1 Beach Lake, Wayne Co., fell down stairs, power out, dark house (Anita Giovinco, 88).[147]
–1 Bensalem Township, Bucks Co., downed power line causes house fire (Kathy Griffin, 64). [148]
–1 Bensalem Township, Bucks Co., downed power line causes house fire (Helen Markett, 95)[149]
–1 Honesdale, Wayne Co., suicide after tree fall on home (Ann Bush, 82).[150]
–1 Lehigh Twp., Northampton Co. removing downed trees, hit by tractor, Thomas Unger, 67.[151]
–1 Lower Macungie Township. Lehigh CO, garage generator (Tammy Kerosetz, 48; Oct 20).[152]
–1 Montrose, Susquehanna Co., tree fall, home yard (Matthew Stahl, 8; Oct 29).[153]
–1 Pike Township., near Boyertown, Berks County, tree fall on porch (Gerald Witman, 62).[154]
–1 New Tripoli, Lynn Township, Lehigh Co., cleanup, hit by tree limb (Jerome Tyson, 38).[155]
–1 So. Whitehall Twp., Lehigh Co., hypothermia, found in yard. (Theresa Schlitzer, 86).[156]
–1 Spring Township, Berks County, carbon monoxide poisoning (Richard Whitehead, 86).[157]
–1 Upper Macungie Township, Lehigh County, hypothermia (Luther Fritzinger, 93).[158]
–1 Upper Merion, Montgomery Co., CO, garage generator under home, Florence Pugliese, 90.[159]
–1 Upper Turkeyfoot Twp. Somerset Co., drowned, car slides into pond (Alice Hynes, 81).[160]
–1 Wind Gap, Northampton Co., ATV hits downed tree (Robert D. Mills, Jr., 17, Oct 29).[161]
Puerto Rico ( 1)
— 1 Juana Diaz, man swept away in rain-swollen river.[162]
Virginia ( 3)
— 3 State. Reuters. “Storm Sandy blamed for at least 132 deaths in U.S., Canada,” 11-16-2012.[163]
— 2 State. Direct deaths. National Hurricane Center 2013, p. 120.
— 2 Richmond, car accident (Keith D. Fordham, 52 and Michael T. Overton, 51; Oct 30).[164]
— 1 Northern VA.[165]
West Virginia ( 8)
–8 State. Blanchard tally based on locality breakouts below.
–7 “ LA Times (Joseph Serna). “Hurricane Sandy death toll climbs above 110.” 11-3-2012.
–7 “AP. “Mountain State adds two, removes one from list of Sandy’s victims.” 11-26-2012.[166]
–6 “ Bluefield Daily Telegraph, WV. “W.Va. senior…state’s 6th Sandy death.” 11-1-2012.
–1 Arlington, Upshur Co., carbon monoxide, garage generator (Mark Riffle, 51).[167]
–1 Barbour Co., CO poisoning, gas-powered generator, home without electricity, male, 86.[168]
–1 Belington, Barbour County, Oct 30.[169] Man, 62, heart attack shoveling snow.[170]
–1 Crab Orchard, Raleigh Co., hypothermia (June Jones, 88; Oct 29-30).[171]
–1 Davis, Tucker County, car slides into cement truck, icy road (Nanci Hedrick, 40; Oct 29).[172]
–1 Greenbrier County, exposure complicated by chronic lung and heart disease (Winals, 77).[173]
–1 Philippi, Barbour County, tree limb fall checking farm fences (John Rose Sr., 60).[174]
–1 Preston County, hospital-bound woman, 68, with health emergency, car stranded in snow.[175]
— Sugar Creek, Webster Co., buried under snow in driveway (Patricia Cogar, 71; Oct 31)[176]
Summary of Fatality Causes
Drownings tidal surge, rising water:[177] ( 40)[178]
Tree Falls/Breaks: ( 26)
Vehicle accidents: ( 15)
Carbon Monoxide Poisoning: ( 14)
Exposure/Hypothermia: ( 13)
Falls (inside, esp. down dark stairs, power out): ( 12)
Accidents, miscellaneous: ( 10)
Fires/Burns: ( 7)
Drowning Accidents (outside): ( 3)
Life-Assistance Equipment Failures, Power Out: (2-3)
Electrocution/Downed Electrical Wires: ( 2)
Falls, outside ( 2)
Heart Attacks: ( 2)
Maritime, HMS Bounty Ship Sinks: ( 2)
Unknown/not disclosed: ( 2)
Asthma attack ( 1)
Suicide, despondent, tree fall destroyed home: ( 1)
154-155
[Natural, New Jersey (31)][179]
Detailed Breakout of Fatality Causes:
Accidents, miscellaneous: (10)
— 1 CT, Middlebury, landscaper cutting down tree falls 40 feet; Michael J. Pranulis, 53, Nov 4.
— 1 CT, Trumbull, Nov 2. Male, fell from roof while inspecting roof damage from hurricane.[180]
— 1 MD, Prince George’s Co., crushed by van, changing tire, high wind (Aaron J. Smith, 35, Oct 30).
— 1 NH, Lincoln, landslide at job site (construction co. owner Eugene Brooks, 42, Oct 30).
— 1 NJ, Bethlehem Twnshp. vic., clearing debris, hit by vehicle-William Hardenburg, 67, Nov 5
— 1 NJ, Sea Isle City. Hit by dump truck picking up debris (Bernice Pasquarello, 69; Nov 24/25)
— 1 NY, Long Island, No. Vly. Stream, hit by car crossing st., traffic lights out (Ms. Diazde, 59)
— 1 NY, Long Island, Nissequogue, SC worker killed clearing trees, David Freberg, 36, Nov 12.
— 1 NY, Queens, Rockaway Park, bled to death, debris laceration (Nancy Gavin-Sorenson, 50).
— 1 PA, Lehigh Township, removing downed trees, hit by tractor (Thomas Unger, 67; Nov 2).
Asthma attack: ( 1)
— 1 NJ, Newark, Essex Co., found in home without power, asthma attack (Ernest Williams, 65)
Carbon Monoxide Poisoning: ( 14)[181]
–1 NJ, Edison, carbon monoxide from garage generator (Robert Walsh, 65, Oct 31).
–1 NJ, New Brunswick, carbon monoxide, restaurant basement generator (Rafael Reyes, 55).
–2 NJ, Newark, generator outside bedroom window (Mudiwa Benson, 19, Kenya Barber, 19).
–1 NJ, Trenton, Carbon monoxide, generator, 1st floor of home (Gracie Dunston, 59, Nov 1.)
— – NY, Nassau Co., L.I. Unidentified person and location, apparent CO poisoning at home.[182]
–1 NY, New Cassel, Nassau Co., LI, coal-burning grill in home, Ms. Abigalo Piedraheta, 78; Nov 2
–1 NY, Oceanside, Nassau Co., Long Island, CO gen. indoors, (Michelle Bracco, 44; Nov 5.
–1 NY, Shokan, Olive, Ulster Co., CO poisoning, basement generator (James Stapleford, 75).
–1 PA, Albrightsville sec., Penn Forest Twp., Carbon Co., CO (Lammert H. G. Roodhof, 66)
–1 PA, Lower Macungie Township. CO, garage generator (Tammy Kerosetz, 48; Oct 20).
–1 PA, Spring Township, Berks County, CO generator in garage (Richard Whitehead, 86).
–1 PA, Upper Merion, Montgomery Co., garage generator under home, Florence Pugliese, 90.
–1 WV, Arlington, Upshur Co., carbon monoxide, garage generator (Mark Riffle, 51).
–1 WV, Barbour Co., gas-powered generator CO poisoning, home without electricity, man, 86.[183]
Drowning accidents outside: ( 3)
— 1 CT, Long Isl. kayaking, Sound off Silver Sands State Park, (Jet Krumwiede, 21) Oct 28.
— 1 CT, Milford, apparently swimming, jumped off pier (Brian Bakunas, 34, Oct 29).
— 1 Puerto Rico, Town of Juana Diaz, unidentified man, 50’s, swept away in rain-swollen river.
Drownings, tidal surge, rising water: ( 40)
— 1 NJ, Brick, Ocean County, drowned in home (George Tatay, 61; Oct 30).
— 1 NJ, Little Egg Harbor, Ocean Co., drowned at home (Erwin Bockhorn, 72; Oct 30).
— 1 NJ, Newark, drowned in car by rising Passaic River (Bobby McDuffie, 47, Oct 29).
— 1 NJ, South Hackensack, overflowing Hackensack River. (Joseph Godleski, 69, Oct 29)
— 1 NY, Brooklyn, Coney Island, drowned in home (Senpo Hua, 87).
— 1 NY, Brooklyn, Coney Island, drowned in home (Loraine Gore, 90).
— 1 NY, Brooklyn, Gravesend, drowning, washed up on Shore Parkway (unidentified man, 51).
— 1 NY, Brooklyn, Sheepshead Bay, drowned in home (Richard Krins, 67).
— 1 NY, Brooklyn, Sheepshead Bay, drowned in home (Cy Schoenfeld, 72; Oct 29-30).[184]
— 1 NY, Manhattan, Financial district, homeless man fall/drowned? (Frank M. Suber, 55).[185]
— 1 NY, Manhattan, TriBeCa, attendant drowned in car, 1st floor garage (Anthony Narh, 57).
— 1 NY, Queens, Belle Harbor, drowned in home basement (Henry Sullivan, 57).
— 1 NY, Queens, Belle Harbor, drowned in home basement (Richard Gold, 67).
— – NY, Queens, Howard Beach, drowned at home (Rose Faggiano, 85, found Oct 30).[186]
— 1 NY, Queens, Rockaway Beach, drowned, apartment basement (Eden Toussaint, 58).
— 1 NY, Queens, Rockaway Park, drowned, Beach 121st St. home (George Stathis, 90).
— 1 NY, Queens, Rockaway Park, apparent drowning at home (David Gotthelf, 72).
— 1 NY, Queens, Rockaway Beach Boulevard, drowning, trailer home, Keith Lancaster, 62.
— 2 NY, Staten Island, Great Kills, drowned at home (Marie and Walter Colborne; 66 and 89.)
— 1 NY, Staten Island, Midland Beach, drowned at home (Patricia Bevin, 59).
— 2 NY, Staten Island, “ drowned at home (Charlotte Brewster, 77, David Haggerty, 65)
— 1 NY, Staten Island, Midland Beach, apparent home drowning (Eugene Contrubis, 67).
— 1 NY, Staten Island, “ drowned, Naughton Ave., Dongan Hills home (Anna Gesso, 62)
— 1 NY, Staten Island, Midland Beach, drowned in home (David Maxwell, 64; found Nov 9).
— 1 NY, Staten Island, Midland Beach, paralytic drowned at home (John Paterno, 65).
— 1 NY, Staten Island, Midland Beach, drowned in Grimsby Street home (Anastasia Rispoli, 73)
— 1 NY, Staten Island, Midland Beach, drowned, Grimsby St. home (Beatrice Spagnuolo, 79).
— 2 NY, Staten Island, Oakwood Beach, at home (John Filipowicz Sr., 51, J. Filipowicz, Jr., 20)
— 1 NY, Staten Island, Oakwood Beach, drowned at home (Leonard Montalto, 53).
— 1 NY, Staten Island, Ocean Breeze, drowned at Buel Ave. home (Ella Norris, 89, Oct 30).
— 1 NY, Staten Island, Ocean Breeze, drowning (James Rossi, 85), found in back yard.
— 1 NY, Staten Island, South Beach, drowned in basement (Andrew Sammarco, 61; Oct 29).
— 2 NY, Staten Island, “ washed away from mother (Connor & Brandon Moore, 4 & 2)
— 2 NY, Staten Island, Tottenville, drowned at home (Angela & George Dresch, 13 & 55)
— 1 NY, Long Island, Island Park, Nassau Co., drowning, unnamed person.
— 1 NY, Long Island, Montauk, drowned walking dog near Ocean (Edith “Dee” Wright, 52).
Electrocution/Exposed Downed Electrical Wires: ( 2)
— 1 NY, Queens, Richmond Hill, electrocuted, outside powerline (Lauren Abraham, 23, Oct 29)
— 1 NY, Staten Island, South Beach, electrocuted, policeman (Artur Kasprzak, 28, Oct 29).
Exposure/Hypothermia: (13)
— 1 MD, Baltimore City, unnamed male, Oct 29. (MD Medical Examiner’s Office.)
— 1 MD, Baltimore City, unnamed male, Oct 30. (MD Medical Examiner’s Office.)
— 1 MD, Garrett County. Oakland vic., exposure/shoveling snow, unnamed man, 80s, Nov 1.[187]
— 1 MD, Montgomery County, unnamed female, Oct 30. (MD Medical Examiner’s Office.)
— 1 MD, Prince George’s County, unnamed female, Oct 30. (MD Medical Examiner’s Office.)
— 1 NJ, Brigantine, Atlantic Co., hypothermia, home, refused to evac. (Lester Kaplan, 73).
— 1 NJ, Forked River, Lacey Twp., Ocean Co., hypothermia (Celestine Kreitzer, 94, Oct 30).
— 1 NJ, Long Branch, Monmouth Co., hypothermia (Robert Mayberry, 61; Nov 4).
— 1 NJ, Stafford, hypothermia, home, exposure to cold (Leonard Thompson, 71, Oct 30-31).
— – NY, Manhattan, Knickerbocker Vil., Lower E. Side, Ms. Pao Chu Hsieh, 101, Nov 6, cold[188]
— 1 PA, South Whitehall Twp., Hypothermia, found in yard. (Theresa Schlitzer, 86; Oct 29-30).
— 1 PA, Upper Macungie Township, Lehigh County, hypothermia (Luther Fritzinger, 93).
— 1 WV, Crab Orchard, Raleigh Co., hypothermia (June Jones, 88; Oct 29-30).
— 1 WV, Greenbrier Co., exposure complicated by chronic lung / heart disease (Winals, 77).[189]
— – WV, Sugar Creek, Webster Co., buried by snow in driveway (Patricia Cogar, 71; Oct 31)[190]
Falls (indoors, primarily down dark stairs, power outage): (12)
— 1 MD, Baltimore City, fall, unnamed female, Oct 31. (MD Medical Examiner’s Office.)
— 1 NJ, Bayonne, Hudson Co., blunt impact injury, fell in dark home (Alice Redzilow, 86).
— 1 NJ. Berkeley Heights, Union Co., fall down stairs, no power (Eva-Maria Wilson, 79; Nov 8)
— – NJ, Hawthorne, Passaic Co., fall down stairs after electricity lost (Benjamin Harris, 83).[191]
— 1 NJ, Lambertville, Hunterdon Co., fell in home, no electricity (Robert Patterson, 79).
— 1 NJ, Middlesex Borough, Middlesex Co., fall down dark stairs (Marylou Viswat, 85, Oct 30).
— 1 NJ, Summit, Union Co. Fall down stairs, home with no power (Joseph Puglisi, 93; Oct 31).
— – NY, Brooklyn, Gowanus, unidentified man, 48, found Nov 1, apparently from fall in dark.[192]
— 1 NY, LI, Bay Shore, fall, found bottom of stairs, head injury (Michael Fleming, 80, Oct 29)
— 1 NY, Queens, Rockaway Beach, fell down stairs, no power (Albert McSwain, 77, Nov 10).
— 1 NY, Queens, Rockaway Park, fell down dark stairwell (William McKeon, 78).
— 1 NY, Staten Island, Shore Acres, fall down dark stairwell (George P. O’Regan, 79; Oct 31).
— 1 NY, Shokan, Olive, Ulster Co., fall down stairs looking for husband (Eva Stapleford, 73).
— 1 PA, Beach Lake, Wayne Co., fell down stairs, power out, dark house (Anita Giovinco, 88).
Falls (outdoors, primarily wind-related) (2)
— 1 NJ, Hamilton, Mercer Co., wind gust fells William Pryor, 58, R. Johnson Hosp. parking lot.
— 1 NJ, Ventnor, Atlantic Co., fall while moving car (Walter Schoepfer, 93; Oct 30, dies Nov 6)
Fires/Burns: ( 7)
— 2 NJ, Middlesex Borough, home fire, candle? (Lawrence Priddy Jr., 57; Margaret Priddy, 78).
— 2 NJ, Willingboro, house fire, possibly generator (Ed Jordan, 73, wife Charlene, 70, Nov 2)
— 1 NY, Glen Cove, L.I., Nassau County, burned by kerosene lantern (Lewis Bodi, 87; Nov 4).
— 2 PA, Bensalem, Bucks Co. house fire. (Kathy Griffin, 64, and Helen Markett, 95).[193]
Heart Attacks: ( 2)
— 1 NJ, Atlantic City, Atlantic Co. Heart attack during bus evac. (Bernice Sapp, 65; Oct 29)
— – NJ, Little Egg Harbor, Kimberly Smrkovsky, 25, asthma attack, cardiac arrest, cleanup.[194]
— – Ortley Beach, Toms River Township, Ocean Co., heart attack, Mark Caramanna, 54.[195]
— 1 WV, Belington, Barbour County. Man, 62, heart attack shoveling snow.
Life-Support/Assistance Equipment Failures, Power Outage: (2-3)
— 1 NJ, Jersey City, power out, oxygen machine bottle ran out (Maureen Caporino, 65. Oct 30).
— 1 NJ, West Orange, Essex Co., power out, oxygen machine stops, Vernie Mathison, 61; Nov 7
— 1? NY, Manhattan, Gramercy, respirator power failure (Herminia St. John, 75, Oct 29).[196]
Maritime, Ship Sinks: ( 2)
— 2 NC, HMS Bounty sinks (Claudine Christian, 42 and Robin Walbridge, 63; Oct 29).
[Natural, New Jersey (31)][197]
— 31 State. Mitchell, et al. “New Jersey Superstorm Sandy-Related Deaths…” Oct 2013, 51.
Suicide: ( 1)
— 1 PA, Honesdale, Wayne County, suicide after tree fall on home (Ann Bush, 82).
Tree Falls/Breaks: (26)
— 1 CT, Easton, falling tree kills volunteer firefighter Russell Neary, 55, Oct 29; hits fire truck.
— 1 CT, Mansfield, tree fall (Olga Raymond, 90, Oct 29).
— 1 MD, Annapolis, Anne Arundel Co., clean-up contractor (Santiago Lopez, 50; Oct 31).
— 1 MD, Pasadena, Anne Arundel Co., tree falls on home (Donald Cannata Sr., 74, Oct 29).
— 1 NJ, Brick Township, Ocean Co., tree falls during cleanup (Vernon Hankins, 61; Nov 22).
— 1 NJ, East Brunswick, Middlesex Co., tree break while trimming (Amadeo Gutierrez, 41).
— 1 NJ, Hawthorne, Passaic Co., trees fall onto home (Fletcher Fish, 77, Oct 29).
— 1 NJ, Jefferson Township, Morris County, tree falls on home (Bruce Latteri, 51; Oct 30)
— 1 NJ, Pattenburg, Hunterdon Co., hit by tree limb cleaning-up (Thomas Frey, 44; Oct 31).[198]
— 1 NJ, Princeton, cleaning debris from driveway, tree falls (William Sword, 61, Oct 29).
— 2 NJ, Randolph, Morris Co., tree falls on their car. (Richard, 54, and Elizabeth, 48, Everett).
— 1 NY, Long Isl. Nassau Co., Roslyn, tree fall in yard while outside (Mr. Safar Shafinoori, 84).
— 1 NY, Long Island, Suffolk Co., Commack, Anne Marie Dolan, 57, homeless, staying in tent.
— 1 NY, Long Isl. Suffolk Co., Hauppauge, cleaning-up, hit by branch (Nicholas Lourikas, 66).
— 1 NY, Long Isl., Suffolk Co., Lloyd Harbor, tree fall (John Miller, aged 39, Oak Hill Road)
— 2 NY, NYC, Brooklyn, Ditmas Park, tree fall (Jessie Streich-Kest, 24, Jacob Vogelman, 24).
— 1 NY, NYC, Queens, Flushing, tree falls on home (Anthony Laino, 29, Oct 30).
— 2 NY, North Salem, tree falls onto Baumler home (Jack Baumler, 11 & Michael Robson, 13)
— 1 NY, Pearl River, Orangetown, Rockland Co., tree fall on home (Jeffrey Chanin, 51, Oct 29).
— 1 PA, Montrose, Susquehanna Co., tree fall, home yard (Matthew Stahl, 8; Oct 29).
— 1 PA, Pike Township., near Boyertown, Berks County, tree fall on porch (Gerald Witman, 62)
— 1 PA, New Tripoli, Lynn Township, Lehigh Co., cleanup, hit by tree limb (Jerome Tyson, 38)
— 1 WV, Philippi, Barbour Co., tree fall checking farm fences (John Rose Sr., 60).
Vehicle accidents/incidents: (15)
— 1 MD, Dorchester County, vehicle incident, unnamed female, Oct 30. (MD Med Exam. Of.)
— 1 MD, Montgomery County, Germantown, car collision (Mai Ai Lam-Phan, 66, Oct 29).
— – NJ, Jersey City, Hudson Co., hit by car, streetlights out (Dhyanesh Balaji, 4; Oct 31).[199]
— 1 NY, Garden City, Long Island, cycle crash, traffic lights out (Juan Granados, 20; Oct 30).
— 1 NY, Greenburgh, car hits downed tree on Sprain Brook Parkway (Tiago Ferreria-Neto, 54).
— 1 NY, Kerhonkson, Ulster Co., mobile home debris hits car (Doreen Richardson, 69; Oct 29).
— 1 NY, Port Jefferson, L.I., SUV collides with police car (Ms. Vishwaja Muppa, 21; Oct 30).
— 1 NC, Dobson, Surry County, car hits downed tree (Jody Alan Davis, 25; Oct 29).
— 1 OH, Putnam County, car hits van on icy road (Dustin Brown, 22; Oct 30).
— 1 OH, Toledo, east of, car accident (Tina Goodwin, 56; Oct 30).
— 1 PA, Upper Turkeyfoot Twp. Somerset Co., drowned, car slides into pond (Alice Hynes, 81).[200]
— 1 PA, Wind Gap, Northampton Co., ATV hits downed tree (Robert D. Mills, Jr., 17, Oct 29).
— 2 VA, Richmond, car accident (Keith D. Fordham, 52 and Michael T. Overton, 51; Oct 30).
— 1 WV, Davis, Tucker County, car slides into truck on icy road (Nanci Hedrick, 40; Oct 29).
— 1 WV, Preston Co., hospital-bound woman, 68, with health emergency, car stranded in snow.
Unknown/not disclosed/ not clear: (2)
— 1 NY, Queens, Rockaway Beach, unidentified woman, 84, 325 Beach 87th street.
— 1 VA, Northern, unidentified person and cause of death. (VA DEM)[201]
Age of Fatalities Breakout
— 3 1-10
— 6 11-19
— 11 20-29
— 5 30-39
— 9 40-49
— 29 50-59
— 32 60-69
–23-24 70-79
— 20 80-89
— 9 90-99
— 8 Age not noted
155-156
1-10 ( 3)
— – NJ, Jersey City, Hudson Co., hit by car, streetlights out (Dhyanesh Balaji, 4; Oct 31).
— 2 NY, Staten Island, So. Beach, washed away from mother (Connor, 4 and Brandon, 2 Moore)
— 1 PA, Montrose, Susquehanna Co., tree fall, home yard (Matthew Stahl, 8).
11-19 ( 6)
— 2 NJ, Newark, generator outside bedroom window (Mudiwa Benson, 19, Kenya Barber, 19)
— 1 NY, Staten Island, Tottenville, drowned at home (Angela Dresch, 13)
— 2 NY, North Salem, tree hits Baumler home (Jack Baumler, 11 and Michael Robson, 13).
— 1 PA, Wind Gap, Northampton Co., ATV hits downed tree (Robert D. Mills, Jr., 17).
20-29 (11)
— 1 CN, Long Isl. Sound off Silver Sands State Park, kayak drowning. (Jet Krumwiede, 21)
— – NJ, Little Egg Harbor, Ocean Co., Kimberly Smrkovsky, 25, asthma attack, cardiac arrest, cleanup.
— 1 NY, Long Island, Garden City, cycle crash, traffic lights out (Juan Granados, 20).
— 1 NY, Long Island, Port Jefferson, SUV collides with police car (Ms. Vishwaja Muppa, 21).
— 2 NY, NYC, Brooklyn, Ditmas Park, tree fall (Jessie Streich-Kest, 24, Jacob Vogelman, 24).
— 1 NY, NYC, Queens, Flushing, tree falls on home (Anthony Laino, 29).
— 1 NY, NYC, Queens, Richmond Hill, electrocution, outside power line, Lauren Abraham, 23.
— 1 NY, NYC, Staten Island, Oakwood Beach, drowned, home (John Filipowicz Jr., 20).
— 1 NY, NYC, Staten Island, South Beach, electrocuted, policeman (Artur Kasprzak, 28).
— 1 NC, Dobson, Surry County, car hits downed tree (Jody Alan Davis, 25).
— 1 OH, Putnam County, car hits van on icy road (Dustin Brown, 22).
30-39 ( 5)
— 1 CN, Milford, drowned, apparently swimming, jumped off pier (Brian Bakunas, 34).
— 1 MD, Prince George’s Co., crushed by minivan, changing tire (Aaron Jerome Smith, 35).
— 1 NY, Long Island, Lloyd Harbor, Suffolk County, tree fall, home driveway (John Miller, 39).
— 1 NY, Long Island, Nissequogue, SC worker killed clearing trees, David Freberg, 36, Nov 12.
— 1 PA, New Tripoli, Lynn Twp., Lehigh Co., cleanup, hit by tree limb (Jerome Tyson, 38).
40-49 ( 9)
— 1 NH, Lincoln, landslide at job site (construction co. owner Eugene “Rusty” Brooks, 42.)
— 1 NJ, East Brunswick, Middlesex Co., tree break while trimming (Amadeo Gutierrez, 41).
— 1 NJ, Newark, drowned in car by rising Passaic River (Bobby McDuffie, 47).
— 1 NJ, Randolph, Morris Co., tree falls on car. (Elizabeth Everett, 48).
— 1 NJ, Union Twp., Hunterdon Co., hit by tree limb cleaning debris (Thomas Frey, 44; Oct 31).
— – NY, Brooklyn, Gowanus, unidentified man, 48, found dead Nov 1, apparently from fall in dark.[202]
— 1 NY, Long Island, Nassau Co., carbon monoxide poisoning indoors, (Michelle Bracco, 44).
— 1 Off NC Coast, HMS Bounty sinks (Claudine Christian, 42).
— 1 PA, Lower Macungie Township. CO, garage generator (Tammy Kerosetz, 48).
— 1 WV, Davis, Tucker County, car slides into truck on icy road (Nanci Hedrick, 40; Oct 29).
50-59 (29)
— 1 CN, Easton, falling tree hits fire truck, kills volunteer firefighter (Russell Neary, 55).
— 1 CT, Middlebury, landscaper cutting down tree falls 40 feet (Michael J. Pranulis, 53, Nov 4)
— 1 MD, Anne Arundel Co., Annapolis, tree fall, clean-up contractor (Santiago Lopez, 50)
— 1 NJ, Hamilton, Mercer Co., wind gust fells Wm. Pryor, 58, R. Johnson Hosp. parking lot.
— 1 NJ, Jefferson Township, Morris County, tree falls on home (Bruce Latteri, 51; Oct 30).
— 1 NJ, Middlesex Borough, home fire, under investigation (Lawrence Priddy Jr., 57).
— 1 NJ, New Brunswick, carbon monoxide, restaurant basement generator (Rafael Reyes, 55).
— – NJ, Ortley Beach, Toms River Township, Ocean Co., heart attack, Mark Caramanna, 54.
— 1 NJ, Randolph, Morris Co., tree falls on car. (Richard, Everett, 54).
— 1 NJ, Trenton, Carbon monoxide, generator, 1st floor of home (Gracie Dunston, 59, Nov 1.)
— 1 NY, Greenburgh, car hits downed tree on Sprain Brook Parkway (Tiago Ferreria-Neto, 54).
— 1 NY, Long Island, Commack, tree fall, homeless staying in tent). (Anne Marie Dolan, 57)
— 1 NY, Long Island, Montauk, drowned walking dog near Ocean (Edith “Dee” Wright, 52).
— 1 NY, Long Island, No. Vly. Stream, hit by car crossing st., traffic lights out (Ms. Diazde, 59)
— 1 NY, NYC, Brooklyn, Gravesend, drowned, washed up on Shore Pkwy. (unnamed man, 51)
— 1 NY, NYC, Manhattan, Financial district, Broad Street, fall/drowned? (Frank Suber, 55).
— 1 NY “ Manhattan, TriBeCa, attendant drowned in car, 1st floor garage; Anthony Narh, 57.
— 1 NY “ Queens, Belle Harbor, drowned in home basement (Henry Sullivan, 57).
— 1 NY “ Queens, Rockaway Beach, drowned, apartment basement (Eden Toussaint, 58).
— 1 NY “ Queens, Rockaway Park, bled to death, debris laceration, Nancy Gavin-Sorenson, 50
— 1 NY “ Staten Island, Midland Beach, drowned at home (Patricia Bevin, 59).
— 1 NY “ Staten Island, Oakwood Beach, drowned, home (John Filipowicz Sr., 51).
— 1 NY, “ Staten Island, Oakwood Beach, drowned at home (Leonard Montalto, 53).
— 1 NY, NYC, Staten Island, Tottenville, drowned at home (George Dresch, 55)
— 1 NY, Pearl River, Orangetown, Rockland Co., tree fall on home (Jeffrey Chanin, 51).
— 1 OH, Toledo, east of, car accident (Tina Goodwin, 56).
— 2 VA, Richmond, car accident (Keith D. Fordham, 52 and Michael T. Overton, 51).
— 1 WV, Arlington, Upshur Co., carbon monoxide, garage generator (Mark Riffle, 51).
— 1 Puerto Rico, Town of Juana Diaz, unidentified man, 50’s, swept away in rain-swollen river.
60-69 (32)
— 1 MD, Montgomery Co., Germantown, car collision (Mai Ai Lam-Phan, 66).
— 1 Atlantic City, Atlantic Co. Heart attack during bus evacuation (Bernice Sapp, 65; Oct 29.)
— 1 NJ, Brick, Ocean County, drowned in home (George Tatay, 61; Oct 30).
— 1 NJ, Brick Township, Ocean Co., tree falls during cleanup (Vernon Hankins, 61; Nov 22).
— 1 NJ, Edison, carbon monoxide from garage generator (Robert Walsh, 65).
— 1 NJ, Jersey City, power out, oxygen machine bottle ran out (Maureen Caporino, 65).
— 1 NJ, Long Branch, Monmouth Co., hypothermia (Robert Mayberry, 61; Nov 4).
— 1 NJ, Newark, Essex Co., found in home without power, asthma attack (Ernest Williams, 65)
— 1 NJ, Princeton, cleaning debris from driveway, tree falls (William Sword, 61).
— 1 NJ, Raritan Township vic., clearing debris, hit by vehicle (William Hardenburg, 67).
— 1 NJ, Sea Isle City. Hit by dump truck picking up debris (Bernice Pasquarello, 69; Nov 24/25)
— 1 NJ, South Hackensack, drowned, overflowing Hackensack Ri. (Joseph Godleski, 69).
— 1 NJ, West Orange, Essex Co., power out, oxygen machine stops, Vernie Mathison, 61; Nov 7
— 1 NY, Long Island, Hauppauge, clearing debris, hit by tree branch (Nicholas Lourikas, 66).
— 1 NY, Brooklyn, Sheepshead Bay, drowned in home (Richard Krins, 67).
— 1 NY, Queens, Belle Harbor, drowned in home basement (Rick Gold, 67).
— 1 NY, Queens, Rockaway Beach Boulevard, drowning, trailer home, Keith Lancaster, 62.
— 1 NY, Staten Island, Midland Beach, drowned (David Haggerty, 65).
— 1 NY, Staten Island, Midland Beach, apparent home drowning (Eugene Contrubis, 62).
— 1 NY, Staten Island, Midland Beach, drowned in home (Anna Gesso, 62).
— 1 NY, Staten Island, Midland Beach, paralytic drowned at home (John Paterno, 65).
— 1 NY, Staten Island, Midland Beach, drowned in home David Maxwell, 64).
— 1 NY, Staten Island, South Beach, drowned in home basement (Andrew Sammarco, 61).
— 1 NY, Kerhonkson, Ulster Co., mobile home debris hits car (Doreen Richardson, 69).
— 1 Off NC Coast, HMS Bounty sinks, Robin Walbridge, 63).
— 1 PA, Albrightsville section, Penn Forest Twp., Carbon Co. CO (Lammert H. G. Roodhof, 66)
— 1 PA, Bensalem, Bucks Co. house fire. (Kathy Griffin, 64).
— 1 PA, Lehigh Twp., removing downed trees, hit by tractor (Thomas Unger, 67).
— 1 PA, Pike Township., near Boyertown, Berks County, tree fall on porch (Gerald Witman, 62)
— 1 WV, Belington, Barbour County. Man, 62, heart attack shoveling snow.
— 1 WV, Philippi, Barbour County, tree fall checking farm fences (John Rose Sr., 60).
— 1 WV, Preston Co., hospital-bound woman, 68, with health emergency, car stranded in snow.
70-79 (23-24)
— 1 CT, Trumbull, Nov 2. Male, fell from roof while inspecting roof damage from hurricane.[203]
— 1 MD, Anne Arundel Co., Pasadena, tree falls on home (Donald Cannata Sr., 74).
— 1 NJ, Berkeley Heights, Union Co., fall down stairs, no power (Eva-Maria Wilson, 79; Nov 8)
— 1 NJ Brigantine, Atlantic Co., hypothermia, home, refused to evac. (Lester Kaplan, 73)
— 1 NJ, Hawthorne, Passaic Co., trees fall onto home (Fletcher Fish, 77).
— 1 NJ, Lambertville, Hunterdon Co., fell in home, no electricity (Robert Patterson, 79).
— 1 NJ, Little Egg Harbor, Ocean Co., drowned at home (Erwin Bockhorn, 72; Oct 30).
— 1 NJ, Middlesex Borough, home fire, possibly due to candle (Margaret Priddy, 78).
— 1 NJ, Stafford, hypothermia, home, exposure to cold (Leonard Thompson, 71).
— 2 NJ, Willingboro, house fire, possibly generator (Edwin Jordan, 73, wife Charlene, 70).
— 1 NY, Brooklyn, Sheepshead Bay, drowned, home living room (Cy Schoenfeld, 72; Oct 29)[204]
— 1 NY, Manhattan, Gramercy, respirator power failure (Herminia St. John, 75, Oct 29).
— 1 NY, Queens, Rockaway Beach, fell down dark stairwell (William McKeon, 78).
— 1 NY, Queens, Rockaway Beach, fell down stairs, home without power (Albert McSwain, 77)
— 1 NY, Queens, Rockaway Park, apparent drowning at home (David Gotthelf, 72).
— 1 NY, Staten Island, Midland Beach, drowned at home (Charlotte Brewster, 77).
— 1 NY, Staten Island, Midland Beach, drowned in Grimsby Street home (Anastasia Rispoli, 73)
— 1 NY, Staten Island, Midland Beach, drowned in Grimsby St. home (Beatrice Spagnuolo, 79).
— 1 NY, Staten Island, Shore Acres, fall down dark stairwell (George P. O’Regan, 79).
— 1 NY, New Cassel, Nassau Co., LI, home coal-burn grill, Ms. Abigalo Piedraheta, 78; Nov 2.
— 1 NY, Shokan, Olive, Ulster Co., CO poisoning, basement generator (James Stapleford, 75).
— 1 NY, Shokan, Olive, Ulster Co., fall down stairs looking for husband (Eva Stapleford, 73).
— 1 WV, Greenbrier Co., exposure complicated by chronic lung and heart disease (Winals, 77).
— – WV, Sugar Creek, Webster Co., buried by snow in driveway (Patricia Cogar, 71; Oct 31)
80-89 (20)
— 1 MD, Garrett County. Oakland vic., Heart attack shoveling snow, unnamed man, 80s.
— 1 NJ, Bayonne, Hudson Co., blunt impact injury, fell in dark home (Alice Redzilow, 86).
— – NJ, Hawthorne, Passaic Co., fall down stairs after electricity lost (Benjamin Harris, 83).[205]
— 1 NJ, Middlesex Borough, Middlesex Co., fall down dark stairs (Marylou Viswat, 85).
— 1 NJ, Ventnor, Atlantic Co., fall while moving car (Walter Schoepfer, 93; Oct 30, dies Nov 6)
— 1 NY, Brooklyn, Coney Island, drowned (Senpo Hua, 87).
— 1 NY, Long Island, Bay Shore, blunt force trauma, fall down stairs (Michael Fleming, 80).
— 1 NY, Long Island, Glen Cove, Nassau Co., burned by kerosene lantern (Lewis Bodi, 87).
— 1 NY, Long Island, Roslyn, Nassau Co., tree fall outside in yard (Mr. Safar Shafinoori, 84).
— – NY, Queens, Howard Beach, drowned at home (Rose Faggiano, 85).[206]
— 1 NY, Queens, Rockaway Beach, 325 Beach 87th. Unknown cause, unidentified woman, 84.
— 1 NY, Staten Island, Great Kills, drowned at home (Walter Colborne, 89).
— 1 NY, Staten Island, Great Kills, drowned at home (Marie Colborne, 86).
— 1 NY, Staten Island, Ocean Breeze, drowned at Buel Avenue home (Ella Norris, 89).
— 1 NY, Staten Island, Ocean Breeze, Dongan Hills, found in back yard (James Rossi, 85).
— 1 PA, Beach Lake, Wayne Co., fell down stairs, power out, dark house (Anita Giovinco, 88).
— 1 PA, Honesdale, Wayne Co., suicide after tree fall on home (Ann Bush, 82).
— 1 PA, South Whitehall Township, Hypothermia, found in yard. (Theresa Schlitzer, 86).
— 1 PA, Spring Township, Berks County, carbon monoxide poisoning (Richard Whitehead, 86).
— 1 PA, Upper Turkeyfoot Twp. Somerset Co., drowned, car slides into pond (Alice Hynes, 81).
— 1 WV, Barbour Co., gas-powered generator CO poisoning, home without electricity, male, 86.
— 1 WV, Crab Orchard, Raleigh County, hypothermia (June Jones, 88).
90-99 ( 9)
— 1 CT, Mansfield, tree fall (Olga Raymond, 90, Oct 29).
— 1 NJ, Forked River, Lacey Twp., Ocean Co., hypothermia (Celestine Kreitzer, 94; Oct 30).
— 1 NJ, Summit, Union Co., Fall down stairs, home without power (Joseph Puglisi, 93; Oct 31).
— 1 NJ, Ventnor, Atlantic Co., falls moving car (Walter Schoepfer, 93; Oct 30, dies Nov 6).
— 1 NY, Brooklyn, Coney Island, drowned in home (Loraine Gore, 90).
— 1 NY, Queens, Rockaway Park, drowned, Beach 121st St. home (George Stathis, 90).
— 1 PA, Bensalem, Bucks Co. house fire (Helen Markett, 95).
— 1 PA, Upper Macungie Township, Lehigh County, hypothermia (Luther Fritzinger, 93).
— 1 PA, Upper Merion, Montgomery Co., CO, generator under home (Florence Pugliese, 90).
100+ (–)
— NY, Manhattan, Knickerbocker Village, Lower East Side, Ms. Pao Chu Hsieh, 101, Nov 6, cold.[207]
Age not noted: ( 8)
— 1 MD, Baltimore City, exposure, unnamed male, Oct 29.
— 1 MD, Baltimore City, exposure, unnamed male, Oct 30.
— 1 “ fall, unnamed female, Oct 31.
— 1 MD, Dorchester County, vehicle incident, unnamed female, Oct 30
— 1 MD, Montgomery Co., exposure, unnamed female, Oct 30.
— 1 MD, Prince George’s County, exposure, unnamed female, Oct 30.
— 1 NY, Long Island, Island Park, Nassau Co., drowning, unnamed person.
— – NY, Unidentified person, unidentified location, apparent CO poisoning at home.
— 1 VA, Northern. Unidentified missing person found Nov 11, “northern district.”
Gender of Fatalities Breakout
Male 97
Female 53-56
Undisclosed 3
Total 152-156
Connecticut:
Brian Bakunas, 34 Oct 29 Milford, CT
“Last seen jumping off a pier to swim in the heavy surf, his body was found in the Long Island Sound two days later. The seas were too rough for emergency personnel to conduct a search the night he went missing.”[208]
Jet B. Krumwiede, 21 Oct 28 Long Isl. Sound off Silver Sands State Park, Milford, CT
Drowned while kayaking without a life-vest in rough water as hurricane was approaching. Body was recovered Nov 5, mouth of Housatonic River, Stratford. “…had been missing since he was tossed from his kayak in rough waters while paddling back to shore Sunday morning from Charles Island.”[209]
Russell Neary, 55 Oct 29 Easton, CT
“The volunteer firefighter…died returning from a structure fire call when powerful winds sent a tree crashing down on his fire truck.”[210]
Michael J. Pranulis, 53 Nov 4 Middlebury, CT
Landscaper cutting down tree falls; pronounced dead at St. Mary’s Hospital in Waterbury.[211]
Olga Raymond, 90 Oct 29 Mansfield, CT
“After the top of a pine tree snapped and fell onto her roof, two neighbors and a friend went to help her. ‘I’m out of here,’ she told them as she stepped out her front door, flashlight in hand. They only made it a few steps before a large oak tree uprooted and fell toward on them, bringing the power line with it. Two others were injured, one seriously.”[212]
Unnamed Male, 73 Nov 2 Trumbull, CT
“Fell from roof while inspecting roof damage due to hurricane. The fall and death occurred on 11-2-12. COD Blunt injuries (accident).[213]
Maryland:
Donald Cannata Sr., 74 Oct 29 Pasadena, Anne Arundel Co., MD
“The retired civil engineer…died after a tree weighing 20 tons fell on his house and tore through the kitchen as he stood at the sink.”[214]
Mai Ai Lam-Phan, 66 Oct 29 Germantown, Montgomery Co., MD
Died near her Clarksburg home when her car was hit by at about 11 a.m. by another car that either skidded on standing water from the storm, or “that strayed into her lane long before the storm peaked.”[215]
Santiago Lopez, 50 Oct 31 Annapolis, MD
“The contractor, part of a crew working to remove fallen trees in a waterfront community affected by the storm, was killed by a falling tree [on Homewood Road]. His son was working with him and witnessed his death.”[216]
Unnamed male Oct 29 Baltimore City, MD
Exposure. (MD Office Chief Medical Examiner. List of Hurricane Sandy-related fatalities.)[217]
Unnamed male Oct 30 Baltimore City, MD
Exposure. (MD Office of Chief Medical Examiner. List of Hurricane Sandy-related fatalities.)
Unnamed female Oct 31 Baltimore City, MD
Fall. (MD Office of Chief Medical Examiner. List of Hurricane Sandy-related fatalities.)
Unnamed female Oct 30 Dorchester County, MD
Vehicle incident. (MD Office Chief Med. Examiner. List of Hurricane Sandy-related fatalities.)
Unnamed male Oct 30 Garrett County, MD
Exposure. (MD Office of Chief Medical Examiner. List of Hurricane Sandy-related fatalities.)
Unnamed man, 80s[218] Nov 1 near Oakland, Garrett County, MD
“Died of a heart attack while shoveling snow.”[219] [“Sandy spawned a blizzard that buried the mountainous region under two feet of snow.”][220]
Unnamed female Oct 30 Montgomery County, MD
Exposure. (MD Office of Chief Medical Examiner. List of Hurricane Sandy-related fatalities.)
Unnamed female Oct 30 Prince George’s County, MD
Exposure. (MD Office of Chief Medical Examiner. List of Hurricane Sandy-related fatalities.)
New Hampshire:
Eugene “Rusty” Brooks, 42 Oct 30 Lincoln, NH
“The construction company owner died in a landslide while checking a job site. Police say he was between a dirt cellar hole filled with water and a pile of rocks when the earth gave way and buried him in mud and stone. He was washed down the equivalent of a two-to-three-story incline.”[221]
New Jersey:
Dhyanesh Balaji, 4[222] Oct 31 Jefferson & Central avenues, Jersey City, Hudson Co., NJ
Hit by car, fatal head injuries. “Dhyanesh Balaji, 4, of Laidlaw Avenue, suffered fatal head injuries when he was struck by a Toyota on Oct. 31 at Jefferson and Central avenues in the Heights neighborhood at 6:31 p.m. His mother and grandmother were also injured, a police report said. The 40-year-old woman driving the vehicle lives a few doors from the home where the boy lived. No one has been charged in the boy’s death. ‘I do believe, given the totality of the circumstances, the impact of the storm did play a part in this tragedy,’ Comey [Jersey City Police Chief] said at the time.”[223]
Mudiwa Benson, 18[224] or 19 and Kenya Barber, 19 Oct 31 Newark, Essex County, NJ
“The second cousins died in their sleep of carbon monoxide poisoning in their [Riverside Court] apartment building, which was being powered by a generator, placed too close to their bedroom window.”[225]
Erwin Bockhorn, 72 Found Oct 30 Little Egg Harbor, Ocean Co., NJ
“Despite efforts by his ex-wife and her fiancé to get him to leave as the storm was hitting the area, he chose not to evacuate. He drowned in his home.[226]
Maureen Caporino, 65 Oct 29 or 30 Jersey City, Hudson County, NJ
Found dead in her apartment by her caregiver.[227] “Her oxygen machine no longer worked after the power went out. She had turned to bottled oxygen, which the police said either ran out or proved insufficient.”[228]
Mark Caramanna, 54[229] Nov 3 Ortley Beach, Toms River Township, Ocean County, NJ
Heart attack. “His family’s home destroyed by the hurricane on Monday, Mark was only allowed to visit his barber shop on Saturday to survey the damage. Upon seeing that his business was also destroyed, he had a massive heart attack and died on the spot.”[230]
Gracie Dunston, 59, Nov 1 Trenton, Mercer County, NJ
Carbon monoxide poisoning from generator on 1st floor of home. Seven other family members taken to local hospitals for treatment.[231]
Richard Everett, 54 and Elizabeth Everett, 48 Oct 29 Randolph, Mendham, Morris Co., NJ
Randolph, NJ husband and wife were killed when a tree fell on their car. They were driving to their horse farm to prepare for the storm. Their sons, 14 and 11, were sitting in the backseat and sustained minor injuries. Their older daughters were not in the car.[232]
Fletcher Fish, 77 Oct 29 Hawthorne, Passaic County, NJ
“Killed when two trees simultaneously crashed into his house. His wife, who was with him in the upstairs bedroom, was not seriously injured.”[233]
Thomas Frey, 44 Oct 31 Union Township, Union County, NJ
“Frey…died Oct. 31 while using a chain saw to break down felled trees and limbs from Pattenburg’s streets. He suffered severe head trauma after being struck by a tree limb.”[234]
Joseph Godleski, 69 Oct 29 South Hackensack, Bergen County, NJ
“Drowned in Hackensack River, which overflowed its banks. He had driven into the flood waters and drowned when he got out and tried to walk to dry land. He left his cane behind in the car.”[235]
Amadeo Gutierrez, 41 Nov 6 East Brunswick, Middlesex County, NJ
“…landscaper from North Brunswick, died Nov. 6 while trimming a tree in the backyard of a residence on Tutor Place in East Brunswick that had “partially fallen” during the storm… The East Brunswick Police Department said a section of the tree broke loose and struck him.”[236]
Vernon Hankins, 61 Nov 22 Brick Township, Ocean County, NJ
Tree falls during cleanup. “…on the morning of Thanksgiving, Hankins, 61, was killed by…[a tree in his yard]. It had been uprooted during the worst of the storm, leaving a large hole behind. Hankins climbed into the hole to cut at the tree’s roots so he could remove the stump. What was left of the tree shifted and fell on him, pinning him, leaving only his head and shoulders exposed above ground. Despite the frantic efforts of neighbors and rescue workers, getting the tree off him took some 20 minutes. He died not long after he was taken to Ocean Medical Center.”[237]
William Hardenburg, 67 Nov 5 Raritan Township, Hunterdon County, NJ
The emergency management coordinator for Bethlehem Township, was working with a private contractor to cleanup storm debris in front of a home, when he was struck by a passing pickup truck and killed.[238]
Benjamin Harris, 83 Nov 4 Hawthorne, Passaic County, NJ
Fall down flight of stairs after electricity lost.[239]
Edwin and Charlene Jordan, 73 & 70 Nov 2 Millbrook Dr., Willingboro, Burlington Co, NJ.
“The husband and wife were victims of a house fire. There are conflicting reports as to whether a generator caused the fire…”[240] “State police officials confirmed Wednesday [Nov 7] the couple’s deaths had been linked to Sandy.”[241]
Lester Kaplan, 73 Nov 2 Brigantine (island city), Atlantic County, NJ
“Fire rescue workers found Kaplan on Friday, four days after Sandy hit, lying on the floor of his living room, hypothermic and near death in an unheated and flooded house…. Inside his two-story, yellow-sided house, flooded with 3 1/2 feet of water, firefighters found his unclothed, nearly lifeless body….He died in an ambulance on the way to AtlantiCare Regional Medical Center in Atlantic City. State police listed him as one of New Jersey’s 24 official victims of Hurricane Sandy.”[242] Was in a mandatory evacuation area but refused to leave. “He was headstrong” said his wife.[243]
Celestine Kreitzer, 94 Found Oct 30 Forked River, Lacey Township, Ocean Co., NJ
Found dead in her residence. “On the night on Oct. 30, she died alone from hypothermia while several feet of water swirled in her Oakwood Drive house, according to the Ocean County Prosecutor’s Office…she refused to leave. ‘Her caretaker came back four or five times – she jus wouldn’t leave,’ said [neighbor].[244]
Bruce Latteri, 51 Oct 29 Jefferson township, Morris County, NJ
“After he lost power in his house early in the night and got nervous when a tree fell in his driveway, he headed next door to a neighbor’s home to wait out the storm. They watched a movie and at 11 pm, Bruce said he should go home. He was killed a few hours later when a tree crashed through his house, crushing him while he was sitting in a chair.”[245]
Vernie Mathison, 61 Nov 7[246] West Orange, Essex County, NJ
Power fails, oxygen machine stops; authorities said the cause of death was respiratory failure.[247] “When Hurricane Sandy hit the state on Oct. 29, Vernie Mathison’s West Orange home lost power for only three minutes, but the electrical failure was enough to kill him. In 2009, Mathison was diagnosed with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, commonly known as Lou Gehrig’s disease. The degenerative, fatal condition attacks brain and spinal cord cells that control voluntary muscle movement. Mathison, 61, had slowly deteriorated since his diagnosis and was bedridden when Hurricane Sandy struck. The oxygen machine he relied on failed when his home lost power. He died Nov. 7 due to complications from respiratory and heart failure.”[248]
Robert Mayberry, 61 Nov 4. Long Branch, Monmouth County, NJ
Died of hypothermia. Found wrapped in blankets in home without electricity.[249]
Bobby McDuffie, 47 Oct 29 Newark, Essex County, NJ
“Drowned while trying to move his car out of the way of the rising Passaic River.” The married father of three had been working an extra night shift in the warehouse where he was employed. “He and his fellow coworkers had been warned to evacuate. They finally decided to leave when the street outside started flooding.”[250] He was found the next day, drowned in his car.[251]
Bernice Pasquarello, 69 Nov 24/25 Sea Isle City, Cape May County, NJ
Hit by dump truck picking up debris. “Nearly a month after Hurricane Sandy decimated Shore towns like Sea Isle City, it claimed a 40th victim. Bernice Pasquarello of Medford and her husband, Joseph, owned a second home in the town, which is located on a barrier island north of Avalon. Bernice Pasquarello returned to Sea Isle City the weekend after Thanksgiving to inspect the home and to survey the damage to the area. While walking along a main road that was recently reopened, Bernice Pasquarello saw a small dump truck coming toward her and “stepped out” of it’s way, a spokesman for the Cape May County Prosecutor’s Office said. Sea Isle City Department of Public Works employees were gathering debris off the roadways. Pasquarello apparently did not notice when the dump truck stopped and began to drive in reverse. The driver did not see her and hit the 69-year-old woman while backing up to gather additional branches and torn pieces of metal, according to the prosecutor’s office. Pasquarello died at the scene.”[252]
Robert Patterson, 79. Nov 6 Lambertville, Hunterdon County, NJ
Found by wife lying on floor, “his head obviously injured…was declared dead by EMTs. The state medical examiner ruled he died from a fall Nov. 6.” [253]
Lawrence E. Priddy Jr., 57 Nov 3 and mother, Margaret Priddy, 78 (of injuries, later)
Middlesex Borough, Middlesex County, NJ
Home fire, Glen Gary Road. Mr. Priddy was found dead in the basement.[254] Authorities reported the fire possibly started by a candle.[255]
Joseph Puglisi, 93 Oct 31 Summit, Union County, NJ
Fell down stairs in home, without power.[256]
Alice Redzilow, 86 Nov 3 Bayonne, Hudson County, NJ
Blunt impact injury, fell in dark home without power.[257]
Rafael Reyes, 55 Nov 1 New Brunswick, Middlesex County, NJ
“Died in his [restaurant][258] kitchen from carbon monoxide poisoning. Authorities found a [gas-fueled] generator running in his basement.[259]
Bernice Sapp, 65 Oct 29 Atlantic City, Atlantic County, NJ
Died of apparent heart attack while being evacuated by bus prior to the storm. Attorney General’s Office concluded her death was related to the hurricane.[260]
Lysje Slingerland, 88 Nov 3 Delaware Township, Hunterdon County, NJ
Killed of apparent carbon monoxide poisoning[261] after using generator in an enclosed three-season porch. She lived with her son, who was not home at the time of her death.[262]
William Sword Jr., 61 Oct 29 Princeton Township, Mercer County, NJ
“The investment banker was killed by a tree that fell as he cleared debris from his driveway.”[263]
George Tatay, 61 Found Oct 30 Brick, Ocean County, NJ
Found drowned, due to asphyxia, in his flooded house.[264]
Leonard Thompson, 71 Found Oct 31 Stafford, Ocean County, NJ
Found dead in his residence; “hypothermia due to exposure to cold conditions.”[265] “He had ignored the mandatory evacuation, and had even refused to leave with police who came to his home before the storm on Monday, October 29.”[266]
Marylou Viswat, 85 Oct 30 Beachwood Ave., Middlesex Borough, Middlesex Co., NJ
Former Middlesex borough councilwoman found at bottom of cellar stairs, victim of an apparent fall in home without electricity.[267]
Robert Walsh, 65 Oct 31 Edison Township, Middlesex County, NJ
Retired firefighter died of carbon monoxide poisoning from a generator running in his garage.[268]
Ernest Williams, 65 Found Nov 4 Newark, Essex County, NJ
Found in home without power; police said the cause of death was an asthma attack.[269]
Eva-Maria Wilson 79, Nov 8. Berkeley Heights, Union County, NJ
Falls down stairs in home with no electricity for ten days.[270]
Unidentified man, 43 no date Asbury, Hunterdon County, NJ
“Died when a tree fell on him.”[271]
Unidentified man, 58 Date not noted. Hamilton, Johnson Hosp. Parking Lot, Mercer Co., NJ
Jamesburg man “…fell in the parking lot of the Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital in Hamilton when he lost his balance as a result of a strong gust of wind.”[272]
Unidentified elderly woman Date not noted. Summit, Union Co., NJ
Fell down the stairs due to lack of light.[273]
Walter Schoepfer, 93 Oct 30 fall, Nov 6 death Ventnor, Atlantic County, NJ
Fell and struck his head, suffering trauma with intracranial hemorrhage, outside North Oxford Avenue home, while attempting to move his car on Oct 30. Put on life support until Nov 6.[274]
New York:
New York City — Brooklyn
Loraine Gore, 90 Oct 30 Coney Island, Brooklyn, NYC
“After flood-waters subsided, Gore’s body was found face-down in her home…”[275]
Senpo Hua, 87 Oct 29 or 30 Coney Island, Brooklyn, NYC
“Found…Tuesday, Oct 30, lying face down underwater in the living room of his home.”[276]
Richard Krins, 67 Found Oct 31 Dare Ct., Gerritsen Beach,[277] Sheepshead Bay, Brooklyn.
Drowned.[278] Found unconscious and unresponsive by police on Tuesday, Oct 30, at home.[279]
Cy Schoenfeld, 72 Oct 29 or 30 Sheepshead Bay, Brooklyn, NYC
“Mr. Schoenfeld was discovered face down in his living room in Sheepshead Bay on Oct. 30. The cause of death was drowning.”[280]
Jessie Streich-Kest, 24 and Jacob Vogelman, 24 Oct 29 Ditmas Park, Brooklyn, NYC
“The childhood friends were walking her dog in Ditmas Park when they were crushed by a falling tree. Their bodies weren’t discovered until the following morning…”[281]
Unidentified man, 48 Nov 1 137 12th St., Gowanus, Brooklyn, NYC
“He slipped and fell on a wet patch of ground right outside of a building[282] without power, presumably where he lived. He was found unconscious.”[283]
Unidentified man, 51 Found Nov 1 Shore Parkway at Bay 44th, Gravesend, Brooklyn, NYC
Drowned. Washed up on Shore Parkway at Bay 44th Street and found November 1, in a grassy area.[284]
Manhattan:
Herminia St. John, 75 Oct 29 Gramercy, Manhattan, NYC
“The great-grandmother suffered cardiac arrest after she lost power to her respirator and her backup tank sprang a leak. Her daughter and live-in aide couldn’t fix it in the dark.”[285] According to DNAinfo New York, “They called 911 repeatedly, but could not reach an operator. Finally, St. John’s grandson…barreled down 22 flights of stairs and ran to nearby Bellevue Hospital, his grandmother’s old workplace. Once there, it took him about 45 minutes to convince staff at the overwhelmed hospital to dispatch an emergency crew…Meanwhile, a neighbor ran outside the apartment building and flagged down a cop, who also could not reach an EMS dispatcher…When two EMS workers finally arrived at the building and hustled up the unlit stairwell to the apartment, they did not have an oxygen tank and had to rush outside to get one…At 10:30 p.m., they returned to the apartment to find St. John had died….”[286]
Frank Suber, 55 Found Oct 30 Broad Street, Financial District, Manhattan, NYC
“A Staten Island homeless man was walking through Lower Manhattan when the storm hit. A surge pushed him from the sidewalk through the doors of a commercial building, where he was found in the basement.”[287] “The cause of death was probably drowning, the police said.”[288]
Anthony Narh, 57 Oct 29 Empire Parking Garage, 92 Laight Street, TriBeCa, Manhattan
Parking attendant found dead inside a SUV in a flooded parking garage where he worked.[289] Had refused to evacuate with other employees.
Queens:
Lauren Abraham, 23 Oct 29 134th Street, Richmond Hill, Queens, NYC
“The makeup artist was electrocuted when she tripped and fell on a downed power line, after going outside to take photos of the storm. Her body burned for 30 minutes before emergency personnel arrived.”[290]
Rose Faggiano, 85 Oct 29 or 30 164-25 98 St., Howard Beach, Queens, NYC[291]
“Her neighbors said they heard her yelling for help Monday evening, but the current was too strong to rescue her. Firefighters found her dead inside from an apparent drowning while conducting a door-to-door search of the area on Tuesday, October 30.”[292]
Richard Gold, 67 Oct 29 or 30 511 Beach 133rd St., Rockaway Park, Queens, NYC
Drowned. “The…neighborhood letter carrier…insisted on remaining at home even though his family evacuated, because of the hype of Hurricane Irene. Rick was on the phone with his wife watching water come into the basement shortly before he died. The block was flooded with five feet of raging water. So neighbors couldn’t get into the house until the next day.”[293] Discovered by a neighbor in the basement of his house. [294] Police said he drowned.[295]]
David Gotthelf, 73 Oct 30 115 Beach St. Rockaway Park, Queens, NYC
“Found in bed on Tuesday, October 30, having apparently drowned.[296] “Gotthelf was 73, a widower without children or close family. He had cerebral palsy, and in recent years found it hard to get around on his two canes. Increasingly reliant on a wheelchair, Gotthelf probably was not strong enough to pull himself to an area higher than his bed — such as the kitchen countertop — when the storm water came…”[297]
Anthony Laino, 29 Oct 29 166th Street,[298] Maxwell, Flushing, Queens, NYC
“Crushed by the trunk of a tree that crashed through his second-floor bedroom. The family had been asking the city to take down the tree for years.”[299]
Keith Lancaster, 62 Found April 2013 Rockaway Beach Blvd. trailer, Queens, NYC
“The city [NYC] Office of the Chief Medical Examiner announced Monday that an autopsy revealed Lancaster’s cause of death was accidental drowning. Clues that he died during the hurricane included a 5-foot-high waterline in the trailer, a spokeswoman for the medical examiner said.”[300]
William McKeon, 78 Nov 6 106-20 Shore Front Parkway, Rockaway Park, Queens
“Found unconscious and bleeding from his head at the bottom of a wet, sandy stairwell inside his home.”[301] “Died on the night of Nov 6 at Jamaica Hospital Medical Center as result of injuries sustained during the storm.”[302]
Albert McSwain, 77 Nov 10 Rockaway Beach Blvd., Queens, NYC
“… was discovered Oct. 31 by his family on the bottom steps of his dark, powerless apartment building on 84-10 Rockaway Beach Boulevard. McSwain suffered head and body trauma, and was paralyzed from the neck down. He was taken to Jamaica Hospital, but eventually succumbed to his injuries on Nov. 10, police said.”[303]
Nancy Gavin-Sorenson, 50 Oct 30 Beach 124th Street, Rockaway Park, Queens, NYC
“As her family was evacuating their flooded home, she made a final attempt to grab belongings when a sudden surge of water launched a broken mirror into the air that sliced arm. Her husband swam to the back of the basement to get her and pulled her out of the basement, but the cut was too severe. She bled to death.”[304]
George Stathis, 90 Found Nov 3 154 Beach 121st Street, Rockaway Park, Queens, NYC
Drowned. Found dead in his home[305] on Saturday, Nov. 3. “He had not wanted to leave his home because he didn’t expect the storm to be that bad.”[306]
Henry Sullivan, 57 Oct 29 or 30 Beach 136th St. Belle Harbor, Rockaway Park, Queens, NYC
Mr. Sullivan “had gone down to his basement to shut off the gas to his home and never returned. He was found submerged in the basement on Tuesday, October 30.”[307]
Eden Toussaint, 58 [Found Oct 31 ] 420 Beach 69th Street, Rockaway Park, Queens, NYC
“Found by police in basement of his basement apartment…”[308] on Oct 31. Police said he had drowned.[309]
Unidentified woman, 84 Monday, Oct 29 or…Oct 30 Rockaway Beach, Queens, NYC
Found on Tuesday, October 30. Cause of death unknown.[310]
Staten Island:
Patricia Bevan, 59 Oct 29 or 30 Hunter Avenue, Midland Beach, Staten Island, NYC
Drowned.[311] Found floating in a pool of water on the first floor of her home[312] while police conducted door-to-door searches on Wednesday, October 31.[313]
Charlotte Brewster, 77, David Haggerty, 65 Olympia Blvd., Midland Beach, Staten Isl., NYC
Drowned.[314] “Brother and sister were discovered by police on [Nov 2], in a house-to-house search of the neighborhood. They had told their landlord that they wanted to stay behind to take care of pets because they didn’t believe the storm would be that bad after the nonevent of Hurricane Irene.”[315] “…found…unconscious and unresponsive at 1025 Olympia Blvd., in New Dorp, police said. They were pronounced dead at the scene and the medical examiner determined that they both drowned.”[316]
Marie Colborne, 86 and Walter Colborne, 89 Found Nov 1 Great Kills, Staten Island, NYC
Drowned.[317] “The husband and wife were discovered in a wooded lot [Tennyson Drive and Nelson Avenue near their car] a block from their [Harbour Court] home[318]]
Eugene Contrubis, 67[319] Found Oct 30 Kiswick St., Midland Beach, Staten Island, NYC
“The Corrections officer[320] was found dead inside his home[321] by police, where it appears he was trapped and drowned. He refused to evacuate because no one else seemed to be doing so.”[322]
Angela Dresch, 13 and George Dresch, 55 Oct 29 Tottenville, Staten Island, NYC
“Refusing to evacuate because their home was robbed during Hurricane Irene, father and daughter drowned when a massive wave came in and knocked their house off its foundation. Mother/wife Patricia is in critical condition with hypothermia.”[323]
John Filipowicz Sr., 51; John Filipowicz Jr., 20. Oct 29 Oakwood Beach, Staten Island, NYC
“John Sr. didn’t want to leave his family home behind, so his son stayed with him. They were found together in the basement, where they drowned [or were crushed by debris[324]], locked in a final embrace.”[325]
Anna Gesso, 62 Oct 29/30 299 Naughton Ave., Dongan Hills, Midland Beach, Staten Isl., NYC
“When she and a neighbor tried to evacuate, their cars became waterlogged and they were forced back home.[326] Her neighbor begged her to come stay with her, but she refused. Police found her floating in her basement the next day.”[327]]
Artur Kasprzak, 28 Oct 29 Doty Ave., South Beach, Staten Island, NYC
“The off-duty NYPD rescued seven members of his family, including his 15-month-old son, from rising flood waters by ushering them into the attic.[328] Returned to basement where police said he was probably electrocuted.[329]]
David Maxwell, 64 Found Nov 9 Mapleton Ave.[330], Midland Beach, Staten Island, NYC
Drowned. “The most recent discovery of a body in Midland Beach came on Friday [Nov 9], nearly two weeks after the storm. The victim was David Maxwell, 64, who lived in a pale yellow bungalow set back from Mapleton Avenue, half a block from the waterfront, said his landlord, Fred Fixsen…During the storm surge, water had risen to the top of the bungalow’s front door, filling the structure. The police entered the bungalow on Friday and found Mr. Maxwell’s body amid upturned furniture and other debris.”[331]
Leonard Montalto, 53 Oct 29 Fox Beach Ave., Oakwood Beach, Staten Island
“The U.S. Postal Service worker was found floating in the basement of his home. His daughter had been with him that evening until he insisted she leave. He wanted to stay back to make sure the pump worked.”[332]
Connor, 4, & Brandon Moore, 2 Oct 29 McLaughlin St. & Olympia, South Beach, Staten Isl.
“Attempting to evacuate, their mother’s car stalled in flood waters and they had to get out and walk. [333] She was carrying them in her arms when a surge came and swept them away.”[334] Bodies found Nov 1 in a marsh-like area.[335]
Ella Norris, 89 Oct 30 728 Buel Avenue, Dongan Hills,[336] Staten Island, NY
“Trapped in her flooded living room with her daughter, rescue workers attempted to get inside for hours. Her last words were, “Diane, I can’t do this anymore,” then went limp in her daughter’s arms.”[337]
George P. O’Regan, 79 Oct 31 New Lane Senior Houses, Shore Acres, Staten Island, NYC
“The electricity was out in his apartment building [70 New Lane,[338]] where the retired city firefighter and Korean War veteran apparently lost his footing in a hallway stairwell and fell.”[339]
John Paterno, 65 Oct 29 or 30 Midland Beach, Staten Island, NYC
“The wheelchair-bound man was found submerged beneath his overturned bed[340] during door-to-door searches on Wednesday, October 31….[341] “Mr. Paterno had cerebral palsy and was paralyzed from the waist down. The police said the cause of death was drowning.”[342]
Anastasia Rispoli, 73 Oct 29 or 30 Grimsby Street, Midland Beach, Staten Island, NYC
“Found unconscious and unresponsive inside her home.”[343] “She died of accidental drowning due to the storm, the medical examiner’s office said.”[344]
James Rossi, 85 Oct 29 575 Quincy Avenue, Dongan Hills, Ocean Breeze, Staten Island, NYC
“He told his family he was planning to evacuate and would be staying with friends, but no one had heard from him by the next day. He was found in deep water in his backyard…[345]
Andrew P. Sammarco, 61 Oct 29 Mills Avenue, South Beach, Staten Island, NYC
“While evacuating, he and his wife Angela hurried into their basement to fetch their laptops when water quickly filled their basement, separating the couple and trapping Andrew behind a door, where he drowned.”[346]
Beatrice Spagnuolo, 79 Oct 29 Grimsby Street, Midland Beach, Staten Island, NYC
“When the storm surge hit, she became trapped in her home and drowned.”[347]
Long Island, Nassau County, NY:
Lewis Bodi, 87 Nov 4 Whitney Circle, Glen Cove, Nassau County, Long Island, NY
Former dean of York College-CUNY burned fatally due to kerosene lantern accident at home without power.[348]
Michelle Bracco, 44 Nov 5 near Oceanside, Nassau County, Long Island, NY
“…one fatality from an individual using a propane grill indoors who died of carbon monoxide poisoning.”[349] “A Long Island, N.Y., woman died this week when a portable generator she began using after Superstorm Sandy knocked out the electricity in her neighborhood emitted metal levels of carbon monoxide. Michelle Bracco, 44, was discovered unconscious in her home around 10 p.m. Monday [Nov 5]…She was taken to South Nassau Communities Hospital in Oceanside, N.Y., where she was pronounced dead…Police said a portable generator in the garage was being used to provide power to Bracco’s home.”[350]
Ms. Santiago Diazde, 59 Nov 8 North Valley Stream, Nassau County, Long Island, NY
Was “struck by a car and killed…while crossing a street in North Valley Stream where traffic lights were out.”[351]
Juan Granados, 20 Oct 30 Garden City, Nassau County, Long Island, NY
The motorcyclist was killed when he hit a van at an intersection where the traffic lights were out due to power loss.[352] “His girlfriend riding with him broke both of her arms.”[353]
Ms. Abigalo Piedraheta, 78 Nov 2 New Cassel, Nassau Co., Long Island, NY
Carbin monoxide poisoning from coal-burning grill inside her home.[354]
Safar Shafinoori, 84 Oct 29 Roslyn, Nassau County, Long Island, NY
“Killed by a falling tree when he went outside to move his car.”[355]
Unidentified person Date not noted Island Park, Nassau Co., Long Island, NY
“Four of the confirmed storm-related deaths were in Nassau County including a drowning in Island Park…”[356]
Unidentified person, unidentified age, unidentified gender, unidentified Nassau County location
Apparent CO poisoning at home. “The home’s carbon monoxide detector had been set off. The police did not release more details.”[357]
Long Island, Suffolk County, NY:
Anne Marie Dolan, 57 Found Nov 5 Commack, Suffolk County, Long Island, NY
“The homeless woman was killed when a tree fell on her tent”[358] pitched in a wooded area near Veterans Memorial Highway.[359] She was found on Nov 5, but the date of her death is not known.[360]
David Freberg, 36 Nov 12 Nissequogue, Suffolk County, Long Island, NY
York, SC, employee of Patriot Tree Service “…was struck in the head by a broken tree limb… He was rushed to Stony Brook Hospital where he was pronounced dead.”[361]
Michael Fleming, 80 Oct 29 Bay Shore, Suffolk County, Long Island, NY
Two accounts of fall death: “Died when he suffered a head injury after falling from his front stoop in the storm’s heavy winds.”[362] “…found unconscious and with a head injury at the bottom of the stairs in his Bay Shore home Oct. 29. He died the next day at Southside Hospital. The cause of death was listed as ‘blunt force trauma’.”[363]
Nicholas Lourikas, 66 Nov 6 Hauppauge, Suffolk County, Long Island, NY
Mr. Lourikas, of Centereach, “while working to cut down storm-damaged trees with a chain saw [behind the Hauppauge Palace Diner], was hit in the head by a falling tree branch.’[364]
John Miller, 39 Oct 29 Oak Hill Road, Lloyd Harbor, Suffolk County, Long Island
“The asset manager was killed by a falling tree in his driveway while his family was evacuating. His wife wasn’t hurt and neither were their daughters, ages 5 and 3, who were in the car.”[365]
Vishwaja Muppa, 21 Oct 30 Port Jefferson Station, Suffolk Co., Long Island, NY
“The Edison, N.J., woman was a passenger in an SUV when it collided with a police car, killing her. It happened at 1:30 am Tuesday during the storm.”[366]
Edith Wright, 52 Oct 29 Montauk, East Hampton, Suffolk County, Long Island, NY “Ms. Wright left her Montauk home on Oct 29 to walk her dog and was reported missing soon after. Her body washed up the next morning at Georgica Beach, roughly 10 miles away, and the police concluded that she had been swept out to sea by the storm.”[367]
Elsewhere, NY State:
Jack Baumler, 11 and Michael Robson, 13 Oct 29 North Salem, Westchester County, NY
Tree Fall. “Neighbors playing together during…storm were killed instantly when an 100-foot oak tree fell into…living room…Baumler home where they were hunkered down. Michael’s two siblings and Jack’s brother and mother suffered minor injuries….”[368]
Jeffrey Chanin, 51 Oct 29 Pearl River, Orangetown, Rockland County, NY
“The retired NYPD officer was killed and his family injured when a tree fell through the roof of their home and into the second floor living room where they were sitting together.” His wife was listed in critical condition and his three teenage children sustained minor injuries.[369]
Tiago Ferreira-Neto, 54 Oct 29 Sprain Brook Parkway, Greenburgh, Westchester Co., NY
Yonkers man killed when his car struck a downed tree that had fallen across the highway.[370]
Doreen Richardson, 69 Oct 29 Kerhonkson, Ulster County, NY
The resort owner was driving on her property to assess damage when a strong gust of wind snapped a large 10-by-10 foot overhang off the front of a rental unit and sent it sailing more than 20 feet over the top of building, crash-landing onto her windshield.[371]
James Stapleford, 75, and Eva Stapleford, 73 Found Nov 5. Shokan, Olive, Ulster Co., NY
“The rest of their neighborhood had power, but they did not so they were using a generator.” Mr. Stapleford was found dead from CO poisoning “in a basement-level garage, his body near a gasoline-powered generator and extension cords that ran to the home’s electrical panel. Eva was found at the bottom of the stairs leading down to the basement. Police believe she fell while trying to find her husband.[372] They are believed to have been dead for at least two days.”[373]
North Carolina:
Claudine Christian, 42 and Robin Walbridge, 63 Oct 29 At sea, off NC
“The U.S. Coast Guard rescued 14 crew members of the HMS Bounty from rough waters off the coast of Cape Hatteras. Claudine was unresponsive when she was pulled from the water near where the ship went down. The ship eventually sank in about 8,000 feet of water. Robin had been the captain of the HMS Bounty for 17 years. The search for his body has been suspended.[374]
Jody Alan Davis, 25 Oct 29 Dobson, NC
“Killed when his car hit a downed tree.”[375]
Ohio:
Dustin Brown, 22 Oct 30 Putnam County, OH
“Died after hitting a van on an icy road. Both the driver and passenger of the van suffered minor injuries. Dustin’s wife Brittany is expecting a baby girl in December.”[376]
Tina Goodwin, 56 Oct 30 Near Toledo, OH
“Died after losing control of her car on an ice-covered bridge. Her car went left of center and struck a pickup truck going in the opposite direction. She was not wearing her seatbelt.”[377]
Pennsylvania:
Ann Bush, 82 Oct 29 Honesdale, Wayne County, PA
Suicide – became distraught after tree fall on home.[378]
Luther Fritzinger, 93 Found Nov 1 Upper Macungie Township, Lehigh Co., PA
“Found dead in his garage on Thursday, November 1. His cause of death is hypothermia due to prolonged exposure to the cold following power outages as a result of the storm.”[379]
Anita Giovinco, 88 October 30 Beach Lake, Wayne County, PA
Fall. “…died…after a lack of light from a power outage caused her to fall while walking down a flight of steps.”[380]
Alice Hynes, 81 Oct 29 Upper Turkeyfoot Township, Somerset Co., PA
“The passenger in a car being driven by her daughter, Abigail, they lost control while driving on a slushy road and crashed into a small farm pond. Her daughter was unhurt and was able to free herself. She tried to free her mother, who was trapped underwater, but was unable.”[381]
Tammy Kerosetz, 48 Oct 30 Lower Macungie Township, Lehigh Co., PA
“Overcome by exhaust fumes from a portable gas generator running inside her garage sometime. Pronounced dead due to carbon monoxide poisoning.”[382]
Helen Markett, 95 and daughter Kathy Griffin, 64 Oct 30-31 Bensalem, Bucks Co., PA
“…died in a fire at their home in the 2900 block Marion Avenue. Local authorities believe when the power came back on, a fire broke out in a fuse box. The elderly woman and her daughter tried to use a garden hose to extinguish it themselves…suffered critical injuries and died.”[383] Another report is to the effect that: “Helen Markett, 95, and her 64-year-old daughter, Kathy Griffin, became the 10th and 11th Pennsylvania fatalities from Sandy early Wednesday when a downed power line set their Bensalem home ablaze.”[384]
Robert D. Mills, Jr., 17 Oct 29 Wind Gap, Plainfield Township, Northampton Co., PA
“Riding his new ATV during the storm, Robbie died after striking a fallen tree, throwing him from the vehicle.”[385]
Florence Pugliese, 90 Oct 30 Upper Merion, Montgomery County, PA
“Died from carbon monoxide poisoning in the first-floor living room of her apartment from an emergency generator located in the garage below. Two other family members were evacuated safely from the home. They had been sleeping on…third floor, farther away from the garage.”[386]
Lammert Hubertus Gerrit Roodhof, 66 Oct 30
Albrightsville section, Penn Forest Township, Carbon County, PA
“Died in his garage from carbon monoxide poisoning due to a portable generator. His grand-daughter Ember was found with him. She was flat-lined and brought back, and now has to learn how to walk and talk again. Ember’s mother and her grandmother, Lammert’s wife, found the two in the garage with…door closed. They almost died trying to resuscitate their loved ones.”[387]
Theresa Schlitzer, 86 Oct 29 or…Oct 30 South Whitehall Township, Lehigh Co., PA
“Died of hypothermia in her yard after prolonged exposure to the storm.”[388]
Matthew Stahl, 8 Monday, October 29 Montrose, Susquehanna Co., PA
“When his father went to retrieve groceries from a neighbor, Matthew ran to check on the calves when he was killed by a tree knocked over by wind gusts.”[389]
Jerome Tyson, 38 Nov 3 Lynn Township, Lehigh County, PA
“He was struck in the head by a falling tree while trying to cut it down following the storm.”[390]
Thomas Unger, 67 Nov 2 Lehigh Township, Wayne County, PA
“Clearing debris from his property, he died when he was run over by a tractor.”[391]
Richard Whitehead, 86 Oct 31 Spring Township, Berks County, PA
“The Berks County coroner says Whitehead died of affixation due to carbon monoxide poisoning from a gas generator in his garage..”[392]
Gerald Witman, 62 Oct 29 Pike Township, near Boyertown, Berks County, PA
Killed “…when a tree fell on his back porch while he was letting his dogs out.”.[393]
Unnamed elderly man[394] Sunday Oct 28, Rapho Township, Lancaster County, PA
Fell to death when a limb broke while trimming a tree in preparation for the storm.[395]
Virginia:
Keith D. Fordham, 52 and Michael T. Overton, 51 Oct 30 Richmond, VA
“Their car failed to navigate a left turn and hit a light pole and two trees, killing Keith, the driver, and passenger Michael. Speed was a factor in the accident, as well as rain and wet pavement.”[396]
West Virginia:
Patricia Cogar, 71 Found Oct 31 Sugar Creek, Webster County, WV
“…found Wednesday beneath three feet of snow on her gravel driveway. Family members had been clearing the driveway when they discovered her body…the family believes…[she] had gone outside to feed her dogs. She was last known alive on Monday, [October 29].[397]
June Jones, 88 Oct 29 or 30 Crab Orchard, Raleigh County, WV
“According to the Sheriff, Mrs. Jones may have suffered from dementia. He said she apparently went out to sweep leaves and was not dressed for the cold weather. The State Medical examiner determined that the cause of death was hypothermia.”[398]
Mark Riffle, 51 Unknown date Arlington, Upshur County, WV
“When he went to his garage to refuel the generator and didn’t return, his wife, Darlene, went to check on him and found him unresponsive. He died of carbon monoxide poisoning.”[399]
John Rose Sr., 60 Oct 30 Philippi, Barbour County, WV
“A Republican candidate for the West Virginia Legislature by a falling tree branch as he checked the fences of his deer farm. It [was] too late to remove his name from the ballot.”[400]
Nanci Hedrick, 40 Oct 29 Davis, Tucker County, WV
“Died when her car slid into the path of a cement truck.”[401]
Unidentified woman, 68 Oct 30 Preston County, WV
“Attempting to drive herself to the hospital for a health emergency, her car got stuck in the snow and she was stranded. She died there.”[402]
Unidentified man, 62 Belington, Barbour County, WV
“One 62-year-old man went into cardiac arrest while shoveling snow in Belington.”[403]
General Narrative Information
NHC: “Because of its tremendous size, however, Sandy drove a catastrophic storm surge into the New Jersey and New York coastlines. Preliminary U.S. damage estimates are near $50 billion, making Sandy the second-costliest cyclone to hit the United States since 1900.”[404] (NHC 2013, 1)
“Sandy caused water levels to rise along the entire east coast of the United States from Florida northward to Maine. The highest storm surges and greatest inundation on land occurred in the states of New Jersey, New York, and Connecticut, especially in and around the New York City metropolitan area. In many of these locations, especially along the coast of central and northern New Jersey, Staten Island, and southward-facing shores of Long Island, the surge was accompanied by powerful damaging waves….The highest storm surge measured by an NOS tide gauge in New York was 12.65 ft above normal tide levels at Kings Point on the western end of Long Island Sound. A storm surge of 9.56 ft above normal tide levels was reported on the northern side of Staten Island at Bergen Point West Reach, and 9.40 ft was reported at the Battery on the southern tip of Manhattan.
“Record storm tides (the combination of the storm surge and astronomical tide) were measured by the NOS tide gauges in the New York City area. At the Battery (where water level records go back to 1920), the storm tide reached 14.06 ft above Mean Lower Low Water (MLLW), which was 4.36 ft higher than the previous record set in December 1992. This storm tide was also 4.55 ft higher than what occurred when Tropical Storm Irene affected the region in 2011. The storm tides of 14.58 ft above MLLW at Bergen Point West Reach and 14.31 ft above MLLW at Kings Point were 4.37 ft and 2.00 ft higher, respectively, than their previous highest levels set in Irene.” (NHC 2013, 8)
“The number of direct deaths caused by Sandy is estimated at 147…In the United States, 72 direct deaths were noted, making Sandy the deadliest U.S. cyclone outside of the southern states since Agnes (1972)…. Table 9 [omitted here] lists the number of deaths by state, with New York having the most (48) of any state. The storm surge was responsible for most of the U.S. deaths, with 41 of the 72 fatalities (57%) attributable specifically to that hazard. Falling trees during the storm killed twenty people, a rather high number that again highlights that hazard in the northeastern and mid-Atlantic states, even in locations experiencing winds of less than hurricane force. The rest of the U.S. fatalities were due to other wind-related causes (5), inland freshwater flooding (2), unknown causes (2), near-shore waves (1) or drowning within coastal waters (1). One death was reported in a U.S. territory: a man perished in a rain-swollen river near Juana Diaz, Puerto Rico. Two offshore deaths occurred about 90 n mi southeast of Cape Hatteras, North Carolina, when the H.M.S. Bounty sank—14 other people were rescued by the Coast Guard.
“At least 87 deaths, an even greater number than for direct deaths, were indirectly associated with Sandy or its remnants in the United States. About 50 of these deaths were the result of extended power outages during cold weather, which led to deaths from hypothermia, falls in the dark by senior citizens, or carbon monoxide poisoning from improperly placed generators or cooking devices. The remaining deaths were mostly from storm cleanup efforts, including removing falling trees, and car accidents.” (NHC 2013, 14)
“Sandy’s impacts in the United States were widespread. At least 650,000 houses were either damaged or destroyed as a result of the cyclone, with the vast majority of the damage caused by storm surge and/or waves. About 8.5 million customers lost power as a result of Sandy or its remnants, with power out for weeks or even months in some areas. Preliminary estimates compiled from a variety of sources suggest that Sandy was responsible for at least 50 billion dollars in damage in the United States. This figure is highly uncertain and it will probably take several more months before a more accurate total is obtained. Sandy is expected to rank as the second-costliest cyclone on record, after Hurricane Katrina of 2005, and will probably be the sixth-costliest cyclone when adjusting for inflation, population and wealth normalization factors. It is notable, however, that these preliminary estimates likely include damage from the non-tropical portion of Sandy’s lifecycle, and this complicates the comparison of Sandy to previous tropical cyclones.” (NHC 2013, 14-15)
(NHC: Blake, Eric S., Todd B. Kimberlain, Robert J. Berg, John P. Cangialosi and John L. Beven II. Tropical Cyclone Report Hurricane Sandy (AL182012) 22-29 October 2012. Miami: National Hurricane Center, 2-12-2013.)
General – Chronological reporting:
Oct 30: “….As the storm made its way across the Atlantic this week, the authorities ordered mandatory evacuations in many low-lying areas of states along the coast to clear residents from the anticipated surge and powerful winds. At one point, hurricane-force winds extended up to 175 miles from the center of the storm; tropical-storm-force winds spread out 485 miles from the center.
“When it made landfall at 8 p.m. on Monday, its violent winds and lashing rains began to transform city landscapes into tableaus of destruction in the region. By Tuesday morning in New York City, one of the most dramatic scenes was 80 stories high, where a wind-tossed construction crane atop one of the city’s tallest buildings still dangled over West 57th Street, across the street from Carnegie Hall, after coming loose during the storm.
“Forecasters tracked the storm’s path in a shift well to the west, with the prediction models suggesting it would run up through central Pennsylvania and western New York State and to enter southern Ontario by Wednesday, said Eric Blake, a hurricane specialist with the National Hurricane Center in Miami. ‘Rain levels are expected to diminish as the storm continues to move inland and loses contact with the ocean — its source of moisture — though wind damage is still likely across a broad stretch of the country,’ Mr. Blake said. ‘You’ve got rain or snow extending from Georgia through Maine and Michigan,’ he said. ‘When you have something over Pennsylvania, and Lake Michigan is seeing gale-force winds, you’ve got a very large storm.’
“Forecasters said tropical-storm-force winds could stretch all the way north to Canada and all the way west to the Great Lakes. Heavy snow was expected in some states.
“More than 13,000 airline flights were canceled at airports across the East Coast, including the three major airports in the New York City area. Even the Erie Canal was shut down. Subways were shut down from Boston to Washington, as were Amtrak and the commuter rail lines.
“In Breezy Point on the Rockaways in Queens, nearly 200 firefighters were still battling a blaze on Tuesday morning that destroyed about 80 tightly packed homes in the beach community. A Fire Department spokesman said the area was “probably the most flooded part of the city, so there are The surging water also caused extensive complications at NYU Langone Medical Center when a backup power system failed on Monday night, forcing the evacuation of patients to other facilities. Backup power also failed at Coney Island Hospital in southern Brooklyn, though critical patients had been evacuated in advance of the storm….
“Gov. Chris Christie of New Jersey called the damage to his state “incalculable” and said the Jersey Shore had been “devastated.” As he spoke on a series of morning talk shows on Tuesday, rescue teams were rushing to the aid of those stranded in Atlantic City and in areas of Bergen County where, he said, tidal waters had overwhelmed a protective natural berm….
“As the storm struck New York City, waves topped the sea wall in the financial district in Manhattan, sending cars floating down streets. West Street, along the western edge of Lower Manhattan, looked like a river. The Brooklyn-Battery Tunnel flooded “from end to end,” the transportation authority said, hours after Mr. Cuomo had ordered it closed to traffic. Officials said water also seeped into seven subway tunnels under the East River.
“By early Monday evening, the storm had knocked out power to hundreds of thousands of homes, stores and office buildings. Consolidated Edison said that as of 1:30 a.m. Tuesday, 634,000 customers in New York City and Westchester were without power. Con Edison, fearing damage to its electrical equipment, shut down power preemptively in sections of Lower Manhattan on Monday evening, and then, at 8:30 p.m., an unplanned failure, probably caused by flooding in substations, knocked out power to most of Manhattan below Midtown, affecting about 250,000 customers. Later, an explosion at a Con Ed substation on East 14th Street knocked out power to another 250,000 customers.
“Much of Manhattan could be without electricity for several days after the explosion, a spokesman for Con Ed said Tuesday morning. More than 240,000 customers – and many more people – were without power more than 12 hours after the explosion; a customer can represent a single family or an entire building, utility officials said. The blast knocked out electricity for all of Manhattan below 39th Street on the East Side and 31st Street on the West side – with the exception of a few pockets, including Battery Park City.
“In New Jersey, more than two million customers were without power as of 1:30 a.m. on Tuesday, and in Connecticut the total reached nearly 500,000 customers.
“President Obama declared a federal disaster area on Tuesday in New York City, Long Island and eight counties in New Jersey.
“Forecasters attributed the power of the storm to a convergence of weather systems. As the hurricane swirled north in the Atlantic and then pivoted toward land, a wintry storm was heading toward it from the west, and cold air was blowing south from the Arctic. The hurricane left more than 60 people dead in the Caribbean before it began crawling toward the Northeast….” (New York Times (James Barron and J. David Goodman). “Northeast Suffers Huge Damage in Storm’s Path; Millions Without Power.” 10-30-2012.)
Oct 31: “New York — Two major airports reopened and the floor of the New York Stock Exchange came back to life Wednesday, while across the river in New Jersey, National Guardsmen rushed to rescue flood victims and fires still raged two days after Superstorm Sandy. For the first time since the storm battered the Northeast, killing at least 61 people and inflicting billions of dollars in damage, brilliant sunshine washed over the nation’s largest city – a striking sight after days of gray skies, rain and wind….” (AP. “Hurricane Sandy Update: At least 61 Deaths, 6.5 M Homes and Business W/O Power; $20B in Damages.” News One, 10-31-2012.)
Nov 1: “The death toll from superstorm Sandy is up to 74 and expected to keep climbing as workers comb through floodwaters, rubble and fallen trees in the more than a dozen states affected by the 900-mile-wide weather system.” (Fox News. “Sandy’s death toll hits 74, as tales of tragedy and heroism emerge from devastation.” 11-1-2012.)
Maryland:
Oct 31: “Eastern Maryland cleaned up from storm surge, while western Maryland dealt with as much as 29 inches of snow. Dueling disasters are straining emergency resources. Deaths: 2. Power outages: Nearly 300,000, down from 290,000.” (CBS News. “Superstorm Sandy: State-by-State snapshot.” 10-31-2012.)
Nov 2: “Oakland, Md. — Authorities say a man in western Maryland died earlier this week while shoveling snow after Sandy spawned a blizzard that buried the mountainous region under two feet of snow. County emergency management chief Brad Frantz said Thursday that the man died of natural causes while working outside. He was in his 80s and lived near Oakland. Authorities haven’t released his name….” (Baltimore Sun. “Officials attribute another Maryland death to Sandy.” 11-2-2012.)
Nov 2: “As many as 11 deaths in Maryland could have been caused by superstorm Sandy, as well as two in Virginia, say the states’ emergency management agencies. However, the medical examiner will make the final determinations in each of those cases, which could take several days….
“In Maryland, five deaths were attributed to exposure, said the state’s Emergency Management Agency said a statement Thursday. Some those people could have been suffering from dementia, an agency spokesperson told NBC Washington. Several of them wandered during the storm and were later found dead, he said, but the final rulings will be determined via autopsy….
“One person died of an apparent heart attack while shoveling snow in Garrett County, which saw heavy snowfall during Sandy.
“A woman from Clarksburg, Md. died in a car crash Monday in Montgomery County that was attributed to the storm.
“Late Monday night, a Pasadena, Md., man died when a 80-foot tree crashed through his house Monday night, WBAL-TV reported.
“And, the spokesperson said, someone suffered a fatal fall after losing power in his or her home and trying to walk to a friend’s house. The streets were dark and the person fell down stairs outside of a home, resulting in a fatal head injury.
“The deaths occurred Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday, with the bulk of them — seven — on Tuesday. Other deaths could be added to the list if more information becomes available, the agency said.” (NBC Washington. “Up to 11 Deaths in Maryland Could Be Attributed to Sandy.” 11-2-2012.)
Oct 28, 2013: “Superstorm Sandy began affecting Maryland one year ago today. Maryland was planning for a direct hit. However, the storm shifted about 80 miles to the north making landfall just north of Atlantic City, New Jersey. In Maryland, Sandy dumped heavy rain with hurricane force winds on the lower eastern shore of Maryland and 31 inches of snow in western Maryland.
“Maryland Emergency Management Director Ken Mallette says the storm claimed 11 lives and cost the state $47 Million in damage. Mallette says “we went from having hurricane winds on the eastern shore to 31 inches of snow in Garrett County.”
“Mallette says the state executed a “pre-declaration of emergency” some 72 hours prior to the storm going through Maryland. He says this allowed the state to qualify for federal assistance if needed.
“Most of the $47 Million damage was due to debris removal as well as public and private assistance. Mallette says about 75% of that was reimbursed by the federal government because of the pre declaration. He says there were 47 claims made for small business loans on the lower eastern shore as well.
“Maryland Emergency Management Agency documents show the first two storm related deaths in Maryland occurred on October 29. A man died of exposure in Baltimore City and a woman was killed in a storm related vehicle accident in Montgomery County.
“Seven adults died on October 30 due to the storm. Included in those seven were 2 men and 2 women who died of exposure in Baltimore City, Montgomery County, Prince George’s County and Garrett County. October 30 also saw a man killed in Anne Arundel County after a tree landed on a home, a woman killed in what has been described as a “vehicle incident” in Dorchester County, and another woman killed in a “vehicle incident” in Prince George’s County. The final two deaths in Maryland attributed to Superstorm Sandy came on October 31. A tree fell on a woman in Baltimore City and a tree fell on a man in Anne Arundel County.
“During the “State of Emergency” in Maryland the Chesapeake Bay Bridge, the Millard E. Tydings Memorial Bridge and the Thomas J. Hatem Memorial Bridge were closed to traffic during the midday hours of October 29.
“MEMA Director Ken Mallette told WBAL’s John Patti that the state “learned a few things from Superstorm Sandy. The storm has led to new legislation that will be introduced in the 2014 Maryland General Assembly that will allow Maryland residents to apply for a tax credit if they have to use either a portable or stationary generator during a severe storm.
“Mallette says the storm also highlighted a “spike” in the use of social media during severe weather. Mallette says that is something that they must continue to have “all access” to. The state also learned the value of the ability to document property ahead of a storm. He says this storm was also a prime example of how assistance in severe weather should be at the community level….
“Sandy was the deadliest storm of the 2012 Atlantic Hurricane Season, responsible for 286 deaths in 7 countries.” (WBAL.com, Baltimore, MD. “Superstorm Sandy Brought Wind, Rain, Snow, and Death.” 10-28-2013.)
New Jersey
Oct 31: “William Sword should have died in 2003 when a deranged young man entered his Princeton, N.J., home and stabbed him 15 times. Police intervened by shooting the 24-year-old intruder and Sword survived. But instead, the longtime resident, who police said had been generous with the town’s emergency services, was killed by a falling tree in his backyard during Hurricane Sandy on Monday….Sword, 61, was clearing debris from his driveway about 8:30 Monday night when he became trapped under a fallen tree and was pronounced dead on the scene, according to police….” (James, Susan Donaldson. “Superstorm Sandy Takes Life of Man Who Nearly Died in Stabbing.” ABC News, 10-31-2012.)
Oct 31: “….The death toll from the storm…continued to rise. In Newark, police reported finding a dead man who appeared to drown in his car near the Passaic River. The man’s body was found Tuesday afternoon at the intersection of Euclid and Joseph streets by officers responding to a report of a dead person. Police believe the man drowned inside the car Monday night, and was only found after high waters subsided….” (Heyboer, Kelly. “Christie, Obama to visit ravaged Jersey Shore this afternoon as Sandy death toll rises.” Star Ledger, NJ. 10-31-2012.)
Nov 2: “For all of Hurricane’s Sandy’s power and fury, it also spawned a silent killer that could become one of the storm’s deadliest legacies. Carbon monoxide poisoning has claimed at least five lives in New Jersey since Monday, mostly from the fumes of gas- or diesel-powered generators. Storm-weary residents are increasingly relying on generators for light and heat while utility companies are struggling to restore power to about 1.5 million customers statewide. But medical and government officials said yesterday the misuse of generators and alternative heating mechanisms have caused life-threatening or debilitating injuries and urged residents to keep the machines as far from the home — anyone’s home — as possible.
“New Brunswick police discovered Rafael Reyes, 55, dead in a kitchen on Throop Avenue yesterday morning. They found a generator running in his basement.
“In Trenton, Gracie Dunston, 59, died and seven members of her family were sickened by “very high” levels of carbon monoxide from a generator and a propane heater running on the first floor, Fire Director Qareeb Bashir said.
“Edison police confirmed yesterday that a township man died this week after running a generator in his garage.
“And in Newark, two young women, identified by family members as Mudiwa Benson and Kenya Barber, both 19, were killed Wednesday night by prolonged exposure to carbon monoxide from a generator too close to their apartment window, authorities said….” (Giambusso, David and Eunice Lee. “Sandy’s silent killer: Carbon monoxide deaths spring up after storm.” Star-Ledger, 11-2-2012.)
Nov 2: “In Trenton, N.J., 59-year-old Gracie Dunston passed away early Thursday and seven other members of her family were treated at local hospitals after they were overcome by carbon monoxide fumes from a generator that was running on the first floor of the home. According to officials, the fumes inside the home were three times the danger level. The toxic gas becomes fatal with sustained concentrations above 150 parts per million, however symptoms of carbon monoxide poisoning, including headache, nausea and dizziness, may present themselves at 70 ppm.
“In the aftermath of natural disasters like Hurricane Sandy, people affected are warned to be cautious while using gas-powered equipment that produce carbon monoxide, an odorless and colorless gas that can be deadly if inhaled.
“In Newark, N.J., two 19-year-olds, Mudiwa Benson and Kenya Barber, died from carbon monoxide poisoning because the generator was too close to the home, while police believe 55-year-old Rafael Reyes of New Brunswick, who was running a generator in his basement, and a 65-year-old Edison man with a generator in his garage also died as a result of the close proximity of the devices.” (Huffington Post (Sara Gates). “Carbon Monoxide Deaths: Generators Cause at Least Nine Fatal Poisonings after Hurricane Sandy.” 11-2-2012.)
New York
Oct 30: “She just wanted pictures. In Richmond Hill, Queens, a power line the length of a block on 105th Avenue between 134th and 135th Streets snapped and crumpled to the ground. The frayed end of the line began sparking wildly. Around 8 on Monday night, a 23-year-old woman who lived at the end of the block came out to her driveway clutching a camera. Her name was Lauren Abraham….The line was still sparking as Ms. Abraham walked down the driveway and into the rain-drenched street. She came into contact with one end of the snapped wire. She caught fire. A half-dozen or so witnesses watched in utter horror. They said her body burned for about a half-hour before the police and firefighters arrived.” (Kleinfield, N.R. and Michael Powell. “In Storm Deaths, Mystery, Fate and Bad Timing.” New York Times, 10-30-2012.)
Oct 30: “…By sending brackish water into so many subway tunnels, the storm became the most destructive in the 108-year history of New York’s subway system, said Joseph J. Lhota, the chairman of the Metropolitan Transportation Authority, in an early morning statement. “We are assessing the extent of the damage and beginning the process of recovery,” he said.” (New York Times (James Barron and J. David Goodman). “Northeast Suffers Huge Damage in Storm’s Path; Millions Without Power.” 10-30-2012.)
Oct 30: “Two people on Long Island were killed by falling trees Monday night during the storm, police said. John Miller, 39 years old, of Lloyd Harbor, N.Y., was killed by a falling tree while he and his wife were standing in their driveway, Suffolk County Police said. The couple was standing outside their car, preparing to leave their home at about 7:25 p.m. on Monday. The couple’s 5-year-old and 3-year-old daughters were in the car; the wife and children were not hurt by the falling tree.
“Nassau County Police said Safar Shafinoori, 84, of Roslyn, N.Y., was killed by a falling tree when he went outside to move his vehicle around 7:30 p.m. He suffered a head injury while he was getting into the vehicle, police said.” (Wall Street Journal (Will James). “Falling Trees Leave Two Dead on Long Island.” 10-30-2012.)
Oct 31: “In suburban New York, two boys, aged 11 and 13, were killed in North Salem when a 100-foot oak tree hit the family room in their house.
“In Staten Island, a 28-year-old off-duty New York City police officer evacuated his relatives to their attic, then got trapped in his basement and drowned. A 14-year-old girl was found under the rubble of an apparently collapsed house.
“In Queens, a 23-year-old woman was electrocuted after stepping into a puddle. A man in lower Manhattan was walking outside when he was swept by the water and dragged into a building, killing him.” ABC News (Susan Donaldson James). “Superstorm Sandy Takes Life of Man Who Nearly Died in Stabbing.” 10-31-2012.)
Oct 31: “Kips Bay — Herminia St. John survived a wild storm decades ago in her native Panama when the wind propelled a piece of metal that gashed her leg….But when Hurricane Sandy struck Monday evening, choking off power in the 33-story apartment building by East 26th Street where the 75-year-old St. John was bedridden, her oxygen machine stopped. Finally, St. John had found a hardship even she couldn’t overcome — but she met it with her usual grit. ‘She called on me. She gave me a hug, a kiss,’ said her daughter, Elsa St. John, 54. Then her mother asked to be turned toward the window. ‘She said her goodbyes, and she went,’ Elsa said.
“Herminia St. John’s death Monday came after her family struggled frantically to save her, they explained. Immediately after the electricity cut out, Elsa and her mother’s live-in aide turned on a backup oxygen tank. But that sprang a leak, which the family struggled to close in the darkness. They called 911 repeatedly, but could not reach an operator. Finally, St. John’s grandson, Claudio St. John, 31, barreled down 22 flights of stairs and ran to nearby Bellevue Hospital, his grandmother’s old workplace. Once there, it took him about 45 minutes to convince staff at the overwhelmed hospital to dispatch an emergency crew, the family said.
“Meanwhile, a neighbor ran outside the apartment building and flagged down a cop, who also could not reach an EMS dispatcher, according to the family and neighbor, Joann Davis. When two EMS workers finally arrived at the building and hustled up the unlit stairwell to the apartment, they did not have an oxygen tank and had to rush outside to get one, the family said. At 10:30 p.m., they returned to the apartment to find St. John had died.
“‘It’s devastating to lose her with all the fighting,’ said Davis, 57. ‘It’s totally unjust.’
“On Wednesday, the building still lacked power. Residents lugged jugs of water and canned food up the pitch-black stairwell, flashlights in hand. On the 22nd floor, St. John’s relatives and friends sat around a red candle placed on a dinner plate and listened to music trickle from a battery-powered radio, still ‘shell-shocked’ by Monday’s chaos, Davis said. ‘If I could have only got 911. If they could have only got here a little bit earlier,’ Elsa St. John said. ‘I feel so helpless that I couldn’t help my mother.’….” (DNAinfo.com New York (Patrick Wall). “Kips Bay Great-Grandmother Dies After Sandy Cuts Power to Oxygen Machine.” 10-31-2012.)
Oct 31: “A 20-year-old man was killed Tuesday night [Oct 30] in Garden City after he was hit on his motorcycle at an intersection with a traffic light out due to a power outage caused by Hurricane Sandy. According to Nassau County detectives, around 8:25 p.m., the man was operating a 2001 Kawasaki motorcycle northbound on Washington Avenue with an 18-year-old female passenger. The motorcycle struck a 2003 Econoline van that was traveling eastbound at the Stewart Avenue intersection.
“The driver of the motorcycle was transported to Winthrop University Hospital where he was pronounced deceased at 8:50 p.m. by hospital staff, police said. The female passenger was transported to an area hospital and treated for fractures to both arms, police said. No further injuries were reported.” (GardenCityPatch (Matthew Hogan) “Motorcyclist Killed in Garden City at Powerless Intersection.” 10-31-2012.)[405]
Oct 31: “Staten Island, N.Y. — Police confirmed the loss of two more Staten Islanders on Wednesday, bringing the number of fatalities to seven in the aftermath of Hurricane Sandy.
“At 2 p.m. on Tuesday, police found the body of Beatris Spagnola, 80, in her home inside 164 Grimsby Ave. in Midland Beach….
“Deaths confirmed Tuesday include John Filipowicz Sr., 51, and his son, John Filipowicz Jr., 20. The two were found in the basement of their 72 Fox Beach Ave. home in Oakwood. The storm had inflicted severe damage to the home’s roof and structure and both father and son appeared to have been crushed by debris inside the basement. They were pronounced dead on the scene.
“At 2:30 p.m., police discovered Ella Norris, 89, dead in her 728 Buel Ave. home in Ocean Breeze….officials believe she may have drowned due to flooding.
“Sandy had also caused the death of an off-duty police office, Arthur Kasprzak, 28, assigned to the NYPD’s 1st Precinct in Manhattan. Police believe that Kasprzak ushered his girlfriend, his infant child several adult relatives and friends to the attic of his 20 Doty Ave. home in South Beach. He then descended into the basement, where police believe he may have been electrocuted when live wires made contact with flood waters.
“Also, at 1 a.m. Tuesday, police discovered the body of Angela Dresch, a 13-year-old eighth-grade student, after a catastrophic wave slammed into her family’s home on Yetman Avenue in Tottenville, tearing the structure apart. Her father, George, has not been found, and her mother, Patricia, is in critical condition at Staten Island University Hospital, Prince’s Bay.” (Slepian, Stephanie. “Staten Island casualties grow to 7 in the wake of Hurricane Sandy.” Staten Island Advance, 10-31-2012.)
Nov 1: “…A 54-year-old man from Yonkers, N.Y., was killed instantly when his car struck a tree that had fallen on the Sprain Brook Highway in Westchester County. The impact caused his car to careen into the center embankment, knocking down several other trees.” (Fox News. “Sandy’s death toll hits 74, as tales of tragedy and heroism emerge…” 11-1-2012.)
Nov 1: “Hurricane Sandy added seven bodies to its lethal legacy Wednesday, boosting the killer storm’s city death total to 32 as searchers scoured a Staten Island marsh for two toddlers swept from their helpless mother’s arms on a flooded street. Little Connor and Brandon Moore disappeared Monday in the floodwaters, leaving their terrified mom to swim for her life and pray for theirs. But two days later, there was still no sign of the pair despite an increasingly desperate hunt.
“More bodies were uncovered inside homes once the storm departed as the hurricane increased its body count long after the 90-mph winds and surging waters receded. An 87-year-old man, Hugo Senpo [Senpo Hua], was found face down in his flooded Coney Island living room — and at least 10 other New Yorkers drowned inside their residences. Two were heard crying or help by their Staten Island neighbors, who were blocked from any rescue efforts by flood waters that reached the second floor of their homes….
“The terrifying tale of the lost little brothers emerged Wednesday as mom Glenda Moore led the search for her adorable little boys — one a redhead, the other a blonde — who disappeared in the gushing waters that turned Father Capodanno Blvd. into a raging river as she drove to work Monday. The boys’ aunt provided the grim details of Glenda’s desperate efforts to save her two sons — including how some cold-hearted Staten Islanders ignored her pleas for help after the boys slipped from her hands in the watery chaos.
“Glenda Moore was heading to drop off her boys, Brandon, 2 and Connor, 4, at a relative’s house before her nursing shift on Monday. A sudden surge of water sent wave upon wave of flood water pounding their SUV in the middle of a Staten Island street, tossing the vehicle into a nearby marshy area. The terrified mom managed to free both boys from their car seats, even as the water flipped their vehicle on its side, the sister said. But mom Glenda Moore, a powerful swimmer, lost her desperate struggle with Mother Nature. “She was holding onto them, and the waves just kept coming and crashing and they were under,” the mother’s sister told the Daily News at her home. “It went over their heads … she had them in her arms, and a wave came and swept them out of her arms.”
“About two dozen police officers were searching for the missing kids in a marshy section of Staten Island just off Capodanno Blvd. The mom was helping to lead the hunt despite suffering hypothermia during a night spend outside during the worst of the storm.
“According to the sister, a dripping-wet Moore banged on doors looking for help in the middle of the hurricane — but couldn’t find anyone willing to help her. “They answered the door and said, ‘I don’t know you, I’m not going to help you,’” said the sister. “My sister’s like 5-foot-3, 130 pounds….
“In Staten Island, neighbors heard screams coming from the homes of senior citizens Anastasia Rispoli, 73, and Beatrice Spagnola, 80 — but floodwaters kept them from saving the doomed pair. ‘I could hear them crying for help but nobody could help because the water was coming so fast,’ said neighbor Mark Stoin, who lives across the street….
“Sorenson, 57…was apparently struck by floating debris in her flooded basement just off the raging Atlantic Ocean, and suffered a severe gash to her arm.” (Parascandola, Rocco, Joe Stepansky, Barry Paddock, Eric Badia, Larry McShane. “New York City’s Hurricane Sandy death toll rises to 32.” Daily News, NY. 11-1-2012.)
Nov 1: “….Among the 19 dead [Staten Island] were two neighbors who drowned in their homes, on Grimsby Street. Beatrice Spagnuolo, 79, a truck driver’s widow, had lived in her green single-story cottage for most of her life, according to her daughter Lucy, 45, who on Thursday was cleaning out debris at the house. Lucy Spagnuolo said she was there with her mother when the storm hit. As the water rose, Lucy ran outside to start the car, but the water was already high and the engine would not turn over. She said she waded down the block in chest-high water, looking for help. Her mother remained inside. Then a power line fell. “I panicked,” Lucy Spagnuolo said….
“The victim next door was identified as Anastasia Rispoli, 73, a good friend of Mrs. Spagnuolo’s. She, too, had moved there before the Verrazano-Narrows Bridge opened in 1964….
“The storm also claimed the lives of a father and son: John K. Filipowicz, 51, and John C. Filipowicz, 20. Suzanne Santiago, the sister of the father, said the men were found together in the basement of their home on Foxbeach Avenue. ‘They were hugging each other,’ Ms. Santiago said on Thursday. She said her brother was a Marine who loved his home, and did not want to leave despite the mandatory evacuation order. They were supposed to evacuate but quite a few people down there had stayed,’ she said. ‘But my brother, being a Marine, figured it was not going to be that intense’.” (New York Times (James Barron, Joseph Goldstein, Kirk Semple). “Staten Island Was Tragic Epicenter of Storm’s Casualties.” 11-1-2012.)
Nov 2: “Four more bodies were discovered on Coney Island yesterday and several others on Staten Island, bringing the death toll from Hurricane Sandy to 41 (up from 34 yesterday) according to the NYPD press office. 19 of those deaths occurred on Staten Island, where the search for victims continues today….” (Gothamist (John Del Signore). “Sandy’s NYC Death Toll Rises to 41, Almost Half on Staten Island.” 11-2-2012.)
Nov 2: “An aspiring medical student was killed this week when the SUV she was riding in was broadsided by a police car at a Long Island intersection made dark by superstorm Sandy. Vishwaja Muppa, 21, was in the backseat of her friend’s vehicle with other Stony Brook University students when it was hit by a police car at 1:30 am Tuesday in the town of Port Jefferson, N.Y. She was pronounced dead at the scene….
“According to Newsday, a Ford Crown Victoria driven by Suffolk County police officer Rene Garcia slammed into the 2002 Toyota Highlander. The newspaper quoted Lt. Gail Marrero, a police commander from a neighboring precinct, saying that Garcia was responding to a storm-related call that later didn’t pan out when the crash occurred. She said he did not have his emergency lights at the time….
“All those involved in the crash were taken to a nearby hospital. Garcia suffered a concussion and minor injuries. He was treated and released. The SUV’s driver and three surviving passengers — who appeared not to have been wearing seat belts — sustained trauma injuries that include a broken pelvis and vertebrae. One student was listed in critical condition, according to an email sent to the Stony Brook community….
“Muppa, whose parents were originally from Hyderabad, India, and now live in New Jersey, was studying for a master’s degree in biology and was to have graduated in the spring….” (Huffington Post. “Vishwaja Muppa, Stony Brook Student, Killed in Sandy-Related Car Crash.” 11-2-2012.)
Nov 2: “Neighbors of a Howard Beach woman who drowned during superstorm Sandy questioned why the area was not evacuated. ‘The mayor said this wasn’t a flood zone,’ said Annette Albanese, who lives on 98th Street near 165th Avenue and described the storm surge as reaching the second floor of homes. That section of Old Howard Beach was designated as part of Zone B, so evacuation was not mandatory. ‘All of a sudden, it was upon us and it was too late,’ Albanese said. As the gushing water filled the streets, residents said they heard their elderly neighbor yelling Monday evening, but the current was too strong to rescue her. ‘We heard her screaming for help, but no one could get to her,’ Albanese said. ‘The water was unbelievable.’
“On Thursday, police identified the woman as 85-year-old Rose Faggiano. ‘She just didn’t want to leave,’ said Kevin Orlando, who said he asked Faggiano if she wanted to evacuate several times before the storm hit. Christine Orlando said she believed Faggiano was a widow, lived alone and did not have any children. ‘She swept the leaves every day,’ said Kevin Orlando, who added that the senior did not own a TV and wondered if Faggiano understood the severity of the approaching storm….
“Albanese said many neighbors called 911 but were told emergency responders could not reach the flooded area of Old Howard Beach. ‘They couldn’t come back here because the water was too deep,’ she said. Albanese said another woman who lived in a ground-floor apartment was trapped on a second-floor stoop with her dogs for about three hours as Sandy raged.
“Eventually, Albanese’s son was tied to an extension cord and he braved the current to reach the stranded woman and let her inside the locked apartment. Once the flood waters had receded, emergency responders arrived on the street and shuttled the stranded woman away, Albanese said.” (Times Ledger (Queens, NY) (Christina Santucci). “Howard Beach senior drowns in non-flood zone.” 11-2-2012.)
Nov 3: “The death toll from Hurricane Sandy continues to rise, according to the NYPD press office. Four more bodies were discovered on Coney Island on Thursday, and on Friday the death toll in New York City rose to 41….
“In New York, the loss of life on Staten Island has been especially high. The borough, which has fewer than 500,000 inhabitants, according to the 2010 Census, has so far accounted for at least 19 of the superstorm’s deaths, according to the Staten Island Advance.
“On Thursday investigators recovered the bodies of two young boys ripped from their mother’s arms when waves crashed into their SUV. Gothamist reports that rescue attempts continue in the region, where crews have been knocking on doors in thousands of buildings….” (Huffington Post. “Hurricane Sandy Death Toll 41 in New York City, Hard Hit Staten Island Accounts For Nearly Half.” 11-2-2012.)
Nov 4: “Mattituck, N.Y. — On hurricane-swept Long Island Saturday, there were two Federal Emergency Management stations, five Red Cross food stations, dozens of recharge-your-phone stations and, at long last, stations offering the very next kind of comfort on many a Sandy-survivor’s list — free hot showers….
“There have been six deaths attributed to the storm and the dangers in its aftermath on Long Island’s 118-mile stretch from the New York City boroughs of Brooklyn and Queens east to the celebrity beach hamlets of the Hamptons….
“Four of the confirmed storm-related deaths were in Nassau County including a drowning in Island Park, a fallen tree fatality, a car accident in Garden City at an intersection without functioning lights and one fatality from an individual using a propane grill indoors who died of carbon monoxide poisoning. There are also four unconfirmed deaths awaiting a coroner’s report….” (USA Today (Joyce Beckenstein, Cathy Lynn Grossman). “Relief efforts shower down on Sandy-struck Long Island.” 11-4-2012.)
Nov 6: “Shokan — Police say a man found dead near a generator in his closed garage was apparently killed by carbon monoxide and his wife evidently died after a fall looking for him in their Catskills Mountain home. Ulster County Sheriff Paul Van Blarcum says the couple was found dead Monday in the hamlet of Shokan after their daughter reported she couldn’t contact them. He says she’d last talked to them more than a week earlier. Police found 75-year-old James Stapleford in the basement-level garage where a gasoline-powered generator was attached to the electrical panel. His 73-year-old wife Eva’s body was at the bottom of stairs to the basement. Deputies say Tuesday the neighborhood had power restored after Superstorm Sandy outages, but the Stapleford home didn’t….Shokan is 50 miles south of Albany.” (Associated Press. “Indoor generator blamed for NY couple’s deaths.” 11-6-2012.)
Nov 8: “Tony Laino was riding out Hurricane Sandy where most of Queens did outside the evacuation zone — at home. He died there. A huge tree crashed into his bedroom at 47-34 166 St. near Kissena Park, killing him. Laino was the first fatality reported in New York City during Sandy.
“Across town at roughly the same time, Lauren Abraham, 23, stepped out of her home at 105-05 134 St. in South Richmond Hill to take pictures of the storm. She stepped on a live power line that had been snapped by Sandy’s winds and was electrocuted. They were the first two identified Queens victims of the storm, which police say killed eight more people in the borough.
“Six people have been found dead in the Rockaways so far, all of their deaths attributed to the storm. Four of the victims were found in their flooded-out homes.
“Rick Gold, 67, and Henry Sullivan, 57, were found in the basements of their homes on Beach 133rd and 136th streets respectively. Police say the victims drowned in the storm surge. On Saturday, 90-year-old George Stathis was found dead in his home at 154 Beach 121 St. The fourth identified victim in the Rockaways, Ed Toussaint, 58, was also found in the basement of his home, at 420 Beach 69 St. Two other elderly victims, a 72-year-old woman and an 84-year-old woman, were also found dead in the Rockaways, but police have not released their names.
“On Tuesday night, William McKeon, 78, died at Jamaica Hospital Medical Center more than a week after being found in a basement stairwell at 106-20 Shore Front Parkway covered in sand.
“The tenth victim, 85-year-old Rose Faggiano was found dead in her home at 164-25 98 St. in Old Howard Beach. Neighbors said they heard her screaming for help and had tried to save her as the storm surge flooded her home.” (Queens Chronicle (Domenick Rafter). “Hurricane death toll stands at 10 in boro. 7 die in Rockaways from storm surge.” 11-8-2012.)
Nov 10: “Authorities are investigating another apparent Hurricane Sandy-related death in a Staten Island flood zone, officials said. The body of a man believed to be in his 60s was discovered Friday, 11 days after the destructive storm, at 110 Mapleton Ave. in Midland Beach about 2:10 p.m., police and fire officials said. If the man found Friday is a confirmed storm-related death, he will be the city’s 42nd victim of Sandy. About half of those people are Staten Islanders.
“The death toll rose to 41 on Wednesday when Rockaway resident William McKeon, 78, died at Jamaica Hospital after sustaining serious injuries inside his badly damaged home.” (NY Daily News (Jacobs). “Death of Staten Island man, 60, may be Hurricane Sandy-related.” 11-10-2012.)
Nov 11: “New York – Hurricane Sandy’s death toll has climbed to 43 on Sunday, claiming additional victims from the Rockaways and Staten Island, police said.
“The New York Police Department confirmed that a 64-year-old Midland Beach man, found dead in his home Friday afternoon, was the 42nd death caused by the storm, which has also left up to 40,000 homeless. He was discovered around 2:30 p.m., after a neighbor flagged down police and asked that they check on the home. Police had not released his name, pending family notification.
“Albert McSwain, a retired NYPD Academy custodian, was the 43rd victim to die from storm-related causes, police said Sunday. On Oct. 31, 2012, at 3:15 p.m., 77-year-old McSwain’s family discovered him on the bottom steps of his dark, powerless apartment building on 84-10 Rockaway Beach Boulevard. McSwain suffered head and body trauma, and was paralyzed from the neck down. He was taken to Jamaica Hospital, but eventually succumbed to his injuries on Nov. 10, police said. McSwain worked at the Academy from 1968 to 1991….” (DNAinfo.com New York (Murray Weiss, Aldan Gardiner, Victoria Bekiempis). “Hurricane Sandy’s Death Toll in New York Climbs to 43.” 11-11-2012.)
Nov 11: “The New York Police Department sought on Sunday to offer a fuller account of its efforts before and during Hurricane Sandy on Staten Island, where many people drowned after they did not heed a mandatory evacuation order….
“Most of the victims in Midland Beach were elderly and lived alone in modest one-story bungalows close to sea level. Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg had issued an evacuation order for Zone A, which includes Midland Beach, the day before the storm hit, but many residents of the neighborhood stayed, apparently assuming that the storm would not inflict serious damage. The victims drowned as water from Lower New York Bay poured into Midland Beach, rising to more than nine feet in some places and swallowing entire blocks.
“The most recent discovery of a body in Midland Beach came on Friday, nearly two weeks after the storm. The victim was David Maxwell, 64, who lived in a pale yellow bungalow set back from Mapleton Avenue, half a block from the waterfront, said his landlord, Fred Fixsen. (The police have not publicly confirmed the victim’s name.) Mr. Fixsen and other neighbors said they did not see or hear from Mr. Maxwell after the storm and grew concerned. Mr. Fixsen said his sister-in-law called 911 several days ago to ask the police to check on the bungalow.
“During the storm surge, water had risen to the top of the bungalow’s front door, filling the structure.
“The police entered the bungalow on Friday and found Mr. Maxwell’s body amid upturned furniture and other debris.” (NYT. “Officers ‘Risked Their Lives’ Making Rescues on Staten Island, Police Say.” 11-11-2012.)
North Carolina
Oct 31: “A Mount Airy man whose vehicle hit a fallen tree Monday night was the first death from superstorm Sandy in North Carolina, authorities said Tuesday. Jody Alan Davis, 25, of 3673 Old Highway 601, died at the scene of the accident on Prison Camp Road in Surry County, according to a report from the N.C. Highway Patrol.
“Sandy’s second casualty was Claudene Christian, a 42-year-old crew member on the HMS Bounty, a replica 18th century sailing ship that sank off the coast of North Carolina during the storm. Christian was pronounced dead early Tuesday in an Elizabeth City hospital….
“Davis was driving east on Prison Camp Road when his vehicle struck the fallen tree, the highway patrol said. The accident happened two miles northwest of Dobson. Strong winds from Hurricane Sandy knocked down the tree….” (Hinton, John. “Death of Surry County man first in state attributed to Hurricane Sandy.” Winston-Salem Journal, NC, 10-31-2012.)
Pennsylvania
Oct 31: “The local impact of Hurricane Sandy became more catastrophic for the Lehigh Valley with the deaths of two more people reported Wednesday while nearly 200,000 homes and businesses remain without power.
“A Lower Macungie Township woman died from the fumes from a portable gas generator left running in the garage attached to her home, and a South Whitehall Township woman died from exposure in her yard, according to the Lehigh County coroner’s office….
“The Valley’s hurricane death toll rose to four. Tammy Kerosetz, 48, of the 3600 block of Schoeneck Road, was pronounced dead in her home 5:08 p.m. Tuesday of carbon monoxide poisoning, but the coroner’s office she died before 8:30 a.m. Tuesday.
“Theresa Schlitzer, 86, was found dead in the yard of her home in the 3400 block of Route 309 Tuesday morning. She was pronounced dead at 9:45 a.m., and the coroner’s office attributed her death to hypothermia from prolonged exposure that began some time after 10:30 p.m. Monday. Julia Gravatt, who watches her grandchildren next door, said Schlitzer lived alone and probably went outside to check on something because she took care of her property herself….Lehigh County Coroner Scott Grim said Schlitzer had no injuries from a fall.
“Their deaths bring the Lehigh Valley area’s death toll from Hurricane Sandy to four.
“Robert Mills, 17, of Wind Gap, died in Lehigh Valley Hospital-Cedar Crest after crashing an all-terrain vehicle into a fallen tree on W. Center Street in Plainfield Township 9:30 p.m. Monday, and a 62-year-old Berks County man, Gerald Witman, was killed when a tree fell on his Pike Township home near Boyertown….” (Morning Call, Lehigh Valley, PA. “Hurricane Sandy brings two more deaths to Lehigh Valley…” 10-31-2012.)
Oct 31: “Harrisburg, Pa. (WHTM) — Carbon monoxide poisoning from generator fumes has killed three people in Pennsylvania, and a Lehigh County woman has died of hypothermia, bringing the state’s storm death toll to nine.
“Tammy Kerosetz, 48, of Lower Macungie Township, Lehigh County, was pronounced dead at her home due to carbon monoxide poisoning Tuesday evening. Authorities said she was overcome by exhaust from a portable generator.
“In Carbon County, officials said a 66-year-old Albrightsville man died in a hospital late Tuesday and several other people in the northeastern Pennsylvania home were sent to hospitals for carbon monoxide poisoning from fumes caused by a generator running in the garage.
“In suburban Philadelphia, Upper Merion police said a 90-year-old woman was found dead in her bed Tuesday morning. Police said a gas-powered generator in the garage was powering a light for the elderly woman in case she needed to get up in the middle of the night.
“Also in Lehigh County, 86-year-old Theresa Schlitzer of South Whitehall Township died of hypothermia Tuesday after she was found unresponsive in her yard following prolonged exposure to the storm, officials said.
“An eight-year-old Susquehanna County boy died Monday when a tree limb was brought down on top of him by a strong gust of wind, according to police.
“In Northampton County, 17-year-old Robert Mills was riding an ATV in Wind Gap and died after he struck a fallen tree Monday night.
“Also in Lehigh County, 86-year-old Theresa Schlitzer of South Whitehall Township died of hypothermia Tuesday after she was found unresponsive in her yard following prolonged exposure to the storm, officials said.
“An eight-year-old Susquehanna County boy died Monday when a tree limb was brought down on top of him by a strong gust of wind, according to police.
“In Northampton County, 17-year-old Robert Mills was riding an ATV in Wind Gap and died after he struck a fallen tree Monday night.
“In Rapho Township, Lancaster County, officials said a man died Sunday when he fell while trimming a tree to prepare for the storm. The coroner said the elderly victim was cutting the tree when a limb broke and he fell to the ground.
“A 62-year-old Boyertown man on his porch was killed when a large tree toppled onto his home, crushing the roof of both the house and the porch, and a woman died in Somerset County after the car she was in slid out of control on a wet highway and rolled into a small farm pond, trapping the passenger under water.
“An infant was slightly injured when a tree fell on a house Monday in Delaware County.” (ABC27.com (Myles Snyder). “9 Pa. deaths linked to Hurricane Sandy.” 10-31-2012.)
Nov 1: “….Gov. Tom Corbett said Pennsylvania, compared to New Jersey and New York, “dodged a bullet” with Sandy and were spared from the devastation seen after last year’s Hurricane Irene and Tropical Storm Lee. The state’s flood-prone river towns saw road flooding but little building damage compared to its neighboring states to the north and east, though the storm is blamed for at least 12 deaths in Pennsylvania….” (Daily Times, Delaware Co., PA. “475-000 still without power in Pa. after Sandy; death toll at 12.” 11-1-2012.)
Nov 3: “Injuries/Deaths: Fifteen people were killed, including four who died of carbon monoxide poisoning from generator fumes in separate incidents: a 66-year-old man who died of carbon monoxide poisoning from fumes from a generator in the garage of a home in Carbon County in eastern Pennsylvania, a 48-year-old woman in Lehigh County’s Lower Macungie Township who succumbed to similar fumes inside her home, a 90-year-old woman found dead in her bed in Lower Merion Township in suburban Philadelphia of apparent carbon monoxide poisoning, also from a generator in use during the storm, and an 86-year-old man found dead beside a generator in the garage of a Berks County home.
“Two women died after an early morning electrical fire in suburban Philadelphia only hours after power was restored to the home, and police said the blaze is considered storm-related.
“A 93-year-old man from Upper Macungie Township in Lehigh County died of hypothermia in his home while the power was out.
“An 82-year-old woman in Honesdale, Wayne County, became distraught after a tree fell on her home and committed suicide.
“Also in Wayne County, an 88-year-old woman in Beach Lake died from falling down the stairs of her home, which was without lights due to a power outage.
“An 86-year-old South Whitehall Township resident died from hypothermia after being found unresponsive in her yard after prolonged exposure to the storm.
“An 8-year-old Susquehanna County boy died when a tree limb fell on him.
“In Berks County, a 62-year-old man was killed after a tree fell atop his house.
“A man trimming a tree in preparation for the storm fell and died in Lancaster County.
“A vehicle passenger died in Somerset County when the car she was riding in slid off a snowy, slushy road and overturned into a pond.
“A 17-year-old riding an ATV in Northampton County died after striking a fallen tree during the storm….” (Associated Press. “A look at key storm developments in Pennsylvania.” York Daily Record, PA. 11-3-2012.)
Nov 3: “Philadelphia (AP) — Days after superstorm Sandy, two more deaths in Pennsylvania were blamed on the storm, bringing the total in the state to 14. The state Health Department said Friday the deaths of two elderly women in Wayne County, ages 82 and 88, were confirmed to be storm-related. No details were immediately available from the county coroner….” (Loviglio, (AP). “Pa. death toll rises to 14 in wake of Sandy.” Daily Times, Delaware Co., PA. 11-3-2012.)
Nov 6: “As recovery efforts across the Lehigh Valley continued with tree clearing and roof and electrical repairs in the wake of Hurricane Sandy, officials reported the area’s seventh and eighth storm-related deaths — two men killed over the weekend while clearing storm debris.
“Thomas Unger, 67, of Rhododendron Drive, Lehigh Township, died about 7:40 p.m. Friday when he was accidentally run over by a tractor as he moved fallen trees from his property, Northampton County Coroner Zachary Lysek said Monday. Unger died of crush injuries and his death was an accident, Lysek ruled.
“Jerome Tyson, 38, of Weiss Road in the New Tripoli section of Lynn Township died Saturday in Lehigh Valley Hospital-Cedar Crest after a tree limb hit him in the head while he was cleaning up debris in the 6700 block of Crown Lane in Upper Milford Township, the Lehigh County coroner’s office reported Monday….
“In the greater Lehigh Valley, six earlier deaths had been linked to the aftermath of Hurricane Sandy. A Carbon County man died after being overcome by carbon monoxide in his home, and a Berks County man died when a tree fell on his house. Four deaths were reported as a result of storm-related incidents in Lehigh and Northampton counties….” (Morning Call (Tracy Jordan). Allentown, PA. “Two more storm-related deaths in greater Lehigh Valley.” 11-6-2012.)
West Virginia
Oct 31: “Some areas were buried under more than a foot of snow. The interstate was shut down overnight from Morgantown to the Maryland line after five tractor-trailers jack-knifed.
“Officials confirmed five Sandy-related deaths in the state. One was Republican legislative candidate John Rose Sr., who was struck by a falling tree on his farm in Barbour County, according to his son.
“Power outages: 235,566, down from about 268,000.” (CBS News. “Superstorm Sandy: State-by-State snapshot.” 10-31-2012.)
Nov 1: “Charleston, W.Va. (AP) — A 71-year-old West Virginia woman whose body was found buried beneath three feet of snow is that state’s sixth death blamed on Superstorm Sandy, giving West Virginia a higher death toll than any of the more than dozen other states lashed by the violent storm’s outer bands. Family members discovered the body Wednesday on the Webster County woman’s gravel driveway while they were clearing it, said Amy Shuler Goodwin, a spokeswoman for Gov. Earl Ray Tomblin. The woman was last known to be alive Monday, and family members suspect she had gone outside to feed her dogs, Goodwin said….
“The ferocious weather also stranded the family of a 68-year-old Preston County woman while they tried to drive her to the hospital. She died Tuesday, said Goodwin, who cited information from the state medical examiner’s office.
“The snow was falling in Tucker County when a car driven by Nanci Hedrick, 41, slid into the path of a cement truck Monday. An 88-year-old Raleigh County woman succumbed to hypothermia late Sunday. Carbon monoxide poisoning claimed a 51-year-old Upshur County man Tuesday while he ran a gas-powered generator in his garage.
“A falling tree limb killed John Rose Sr., 60 and a GOP legislative candidate, as he checked fences on his Barbour County deer farm on Tuesday. But the medical examiner is not attributing the storm to a second death reported in that county, of a man in his 60s who had been shoveling snow at his home.” (Bluefield Daily Telegraph, WV (AP). “W.Va. senior confirmed as state’s 6th Sandy death.” 11-1-2012.)
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Express-Times (Kathryn Brenzel). Lehigh Valley, PA. “Bethlehem Township, N.J., emergency management coordinator is eighth Superstorm Sandy victim in area, authorities say.” 11-5-2012. Accessed 11-10-2012 at: http://www.lehighvalleylive.com/hunterdon-county/express-times/index.ssf/2012/11/man_struck_by_car_and_killed_i.html
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Hollywood Reporter. “Cyndi Lauper’s 90-Year-Old Uncle Died in Hurricane Sandy.” 11-7-2012. Accessed 11-9-2012: http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/hurricane-sandy-cyndi-lauper-uncle-387343
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Hunterdon County Democrat, NJ (Terry Wright). “Union Twp. Man dies of head injuries from chain saw accident after storm.” 11-3-2012. Accessed 11-13-2012 at: http://www.nj.com/hunterdon-county-democrat/index.ssf/2012/11/union_twp_man_dies_of_head_inj.html
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Inquirer, Philadelphia (Amy S. Rosenberg and Frank Kummer). “Sandy victim was a swimmer and a gambler who ignored evacuation warnings.” 11-7-2012. Accessed 11-12-2012 at: http://articles.philly.com/2012-11-07/news/34951153_1_fire-rescue-fire-crews-car-fire
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Morning Call (Tracy Jordan) Allentown, PA. “Two more storm-related deaths in greater Lehigh Valley.” 11-6-2012. Accessed 11-6-2012 at: http://www.mcall.com/news/breaking/mc-hurricane-sandy-lehigh-valley-update-deaths-pow-20121105,0,2342819.story
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MSN News. “Heavy snow kills 5 in W. Va., including candidate Rose.” 10-31-2012. Accessed 2-15-2013 at: http://news.msn.com/us/heavy-snow-kills-5-in-w-va-including-candidate-rose
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NBC News (Miguel Llanos). “Sandy death toll in US rises to 109’ ‘there could be more,’ Bloomberg warns.” 11-3-2012. Accessed 11-3-2012 at: http://usnews.nbcnews.com/_news/2012/11/02/14884300-sandy-death-toll-in-us-rises-to-109-there-could-be-more-bloomberg-warns?lite
NBC News (Andrew Mach). “Sandy’s silent killer: Carbon monoxide claims another victim.” 11-8-2012. Accessed 11-16-2012 at: http://usnews.nbcnews.com/_news/2012/11/08/15025902-sandys-silent-killer-carbon-monoxide-claims-another-victim?lite
NBC Washington. “Up to 11 Deaths in Maryland Could Be Attributed to Sandy.” 11-2-2012. Accessed 11-3-2012 at: http://www.nbcwashington.com/news/local/Up-to-11-Deaths-in-Maryland-Could-Be-Attributed-to-Sandy-176818391.html
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New York Daily News. “Family mourns NYPD Officer Artur Kasprzak – who died during Hurricane Sandy trying to save his family – at funeral on Staten Island,” 11-8-2012. Accessed at: http://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/funeral-held-hero-drowned-saving-family-sandy-article-1.1199073
New York Daily News (Clare Trapasso and Joe Kemp). “Hurricane Sandy death toll includes Queens mom killed by shattered mirror.” 11-7-2012. Accessed 11-7-2012 at: http://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/sandy-death-toll-includes-woman-killed-mirror-article-1.1197826
New York Daily News. “Hurricane Sandy’s New York City death toll climbs to 40 as city attempts to return to normalcy.” 11-1-2012. Accessed 11-2-2012 at: http://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/sandy-nyc-death-toll-climbs-38-article-1.1195522
New York Daily News (Christina Boyle). “Staten Island family decides not to evacuate for Hurricane Sandy after being robbed during Irene – and pays terrible price.” 11-2-2012. Accessed 11-9-2012: http://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/si-family-robbed-irene-suffers-tragedy-sandy-article-1.1195721
New York Daily News (Christina Boyle). “Staten Island resident Diane Norris survives surge from Hurricane Sandy, but watches as 89-year-old mother dies as house is flooded.” 11-1-2012. Accessed 11-9-2012 at: http://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/daughter-survives-mother-dies-article-1.1195317
New York Police Department Press Office. Phone conversation with Wayne Blanchard 11-13-2012 concerning Hurricane Sandy Fatalities in Queens.
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New York Times (James Barron and J. David Goodman). “Northeast Suffers Huge Damage in Storm’s Path; Millions Without Power.” 10-30-2012. Accessed 10-30-2012 at: http://www.nytimes.com/2012/10/31/us/hurricane-sandy-barrels-region-leaving-battered-path.html?hp&_r=0
New York Times (Kirk Semple and Joseph Goldstein). “Officers ‘Risked Their Lives’ Making Rescues on Staten Island, Police Say.” 11-11-2012. Accessed 11-12-2012 at: http://www.nytimes.com/2012/11/12/nyregion/new-york-police-defend-work-on-staten-island-before-and-during-hurricane-sandy.html?_r=0
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Newsday (Patricia Kitchen). “Bay Shore man is sixth Sandy-related fatality,” 11-1-2012. Accessed 11-9-2012: http://www.newsday.com/long-island/suffolk/bay-shore-man-is-sixth-sandy-related-fatality-1.4178547
Newsday (Kevin Deutsch and Tania Lopez). “Cops: Tree kills man, woman in separate incidents,” 11-6-2012. Accessed 11-9-2012 at: http://www.newsday.com/long-island/suffolk/cops-tree-kills-man-woman-in-separate-incidents-1.4191509?qr=1
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Newsday, Long Island, NY. “Sandy death toll on LI reaches five.” 10-31-2012. Accessed 11-13-2012 at: http://www.newsday.com/news/weather/sandy-death-toll-on-li-reaches-five-1.4172450
NJ.com (Dan Ivers). “Body found in Hackensack flood waters identified as South Hackensack man.” 10-30-2012. Accessed 11-13-2012 at: http://www.nj.com/bergen/index.ssf/2012/10/body_found_in_hackensack_flood_waters_identified_as_south_hackensack_man.html
NYDailyNews.com (Charlie Wells). “Generator blamed in elderly couple’s death.” 11-6-2012. Accessed 11-13-2012: http://articles.nydailynews.com/2012-11-06/news/34955121_1_carbon-monoxide-backup-generators-reports-point#ixzz2BbLZbs4o
NYDailyNews.com (Clare Trapasso, Joe Kemp). “Sandy death toll includes a woman killed by mirror.” 11-7-2012. Accessed 11-13-2012 at: http://articles.nydailynews.com/2012-11-07/news/34955149_1_queens-woman-sandy-death-toll-storm-water
NYDailyNews.com (Christina Boyle). “SI family robbed during Irene suffers tragedy during Sandy.” 11-2-2012. Accessed 11-13-2012 at: http://articles.nydailynews.com/2012-11-02/news/34881884_1_hurricane-sandy-s-aftermath-staten-island-hurricane-irene
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PAhomepage (Shannon Murphy). “Carbon County Man Dies of Carbon Monoxide Poisoning.” 10-30-2012. Accessed 11-14-2012: http://pahomepage.com/storm-preps-2012-article?nxd_id=287312
Pennsylvania Emergency Management Agency. Wayne Blanchard phone conversation with PEMA Public Information Officer, 11-20-2012 concerning PA Hurricane Sandy fatalities.
PhillyBurbs.com. “Edwin M. Jordan and Charlene F. Jordan.” 11-8-2012. Accessed 11-19-2012: http://www.phillyburbs.com/obituaries/burlington_county_times/edwin-m-jordan-and-charlene-f-jordan/article_dda5269a-b293-5642-9d9d-55193cc5300d.html
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Philly.com (Amy Rosenburg). “Sandy victim was a gambler who wouldn’t leave Shore.” 11-6-2012. Accessed 11-12-2012: http://articles.philly.com/2012-11-06/news/34951242_1_fire-rescue-fire-crews-car-fire
PressofAtlanticCity (Donna Weaver), “Authorities identify four who died in Ocean County during Hurricane Sandy,” 11-8-2012. Accessed 11-19-2012 at: http://www.pressofatlanticcity.com/storm/news/article_ec4936c6-29dd-11e2-b46a-001a4bcf887a.html
Prudente, Tim. “Pasadena storm victim worked on Bay Bridge.” Maryland Gazette, Annapolis, 11-3-2012 and updated 11-5-2012 at: http://www.capitalgazette.com/maryland_gazette/news/community_news/pasadena-storm-victim-worked-on-bay-bridge/article_d3490899-d00f-5e37-8226-8575c2cfdd5e.html
Queens Chronicle (Domenick Rafter). “Hurricane death toll stands at 10 in boro. 7 die in Rockaways from storm surge.” 11-8-2012. Accessed 11-9-2012: http://www.qchron.com/editions/queenswide/hurricane-death-toll-stands-at-in-boro/article_0b81d6e9-dd24-5444-9181-55859ce0d6bf.html
Queens Chronicle (Domenick Rafter). “Queens hurricane death toll hits 11.” 11-15-2012. Accessed 11-20-2012 at: http://www.qchron.com/editions/queenswide/queens-hurricane-death-toll-hits/article_8c8968e0-a980-5686-9642-04fe2e1d8821.html
Record Delta, Buckhannon, WV. “Storm claims life in Upshur County. 11-4-2012. Accessed 11-12-2012: http://www.therecorddelta.com/v2_news_articles.php?heading=0&story_id=5352&page=72
Reuters. “Factbox: Storm Sandy blamed for at least 132 deaths in U.S., Canada,” 11-16-2012. Accessed 11-19-2012: http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/11/16/us-storm-sandy-deaths-idUSBRE8AF0ZX20121116
Roebuck, Jeremy, Alfred Lubrano, Bill Reed. “Pennsylvania suburbs still have a way to recover,” Philadelphia Inquirer, 11-1-2012. Accessed 2-16-2013 at: http://articles.philly.com/2012-11-01/news/34858827_1_power-line-power-wednesday-night-shelter
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Silive.com (Staten Island Advance). “Andrew Sammarco, 61. Lost to Hurricane Sandy.” 11-3-2012. Accessed 11-9-2012: http://www.silive.com/obituaries/index.ssf/2012/11/andrew_sammarco_61.html
Silive.com (Staten Island Advance). “Beatrice Spagnuolo, 79. Lost to Hurricane Sandy.” 11-4-2012. Accessed 11-9-2012: http://www.silive.com/obituaries/index.ssf/2012/11/beatrice_spagnuolo_79.html
Silive.com (Staten Island Advance). “Eugene Contrubis, 62. Lost to Hurricane Sandy.” 11-4-2012. Accessed 11-9-2012: http://www.silive.com/obituaries/index.ssf/2012/11/eugene_contrubis_62.html
Silive.com (Staten Island Advance). “John K. Filipowicz, 51. Lost to Hurricane Sandy.” 11-2-2012. Accessed 11-9-2012: http://www.silive.com/obituaries/index.ssf/2012/11/john_k_filipowicz_51.html
Silive.com (Staten Island Advance). “Leonard Montalto, 53. Lost to Hurricane Sandy.” 11-4-2012. Accessed 11-9-2012: http://www.silive.com/obituaries/index.ssf/2012/11/leonard_montalto_53.html
Silive.com (Staten Island Advance, John M. Annese). “NYPD releases names of Staten Island siblings believed killed by Hurricane Sandy.” 11-4-2012. Accessed 11-9-2012 at: http://www.silive.com/news/index.ssf/2012/11/nypd_releases_names_of_staten.html
Silive.com (Staten Island Advance). “Retired firefighter is Staten Island’s 20th confirmed Hurricane Sandy-related death.” 11-2-2012. Accessed 11-9-2012 at: http://www.silive.com/news/index.ssf/2012/11/retired_firefighter_is_staten.html
Silive.com (Staten Island Advance) (AP). “Storm was cruel to elderly, including Staten Islanders, who declined evacuation.” 11-3-2012. Accessed 11-13-2012 at: http://www.silive.com/news/index.ssf/2012/11/storm_was_cruel_to_elderly_inc.html
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SmithtownPatch. “Man Killed Trimming Trees Behind Hauppauge Diner.” 11-6-2012. Accessed 11-9-2012: http://smithtown.patch.com/articles/man-killed-trimming-trees-behind-hauppauge-diner
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Star-Ledger, NJ (Victoria St. Martin). “Authorities identify Hawthorne man, 77 killed during Hurricane Sandy.” 10-31-2012. Accessed 11-13-2012 at: http://www.nj.com/news/index.ssf/2012/10/authorities_identify_hawthorne.html
Star Ledger, NJ (Kelly Heyboer). “Christie, Obama to visit ravaged Jersey Shore this afternoon as Sandy death toll rises.” 10-31-2012. Accessed 10-31-2012 at: http://www.nj.com/news/index.ssf/2012/10/christie_obama_to_visit_ravage.html
Star Ledger, NJ (Eunice Lee). “Other victim of carbon monoxide poisoning in Newark identified.” 11-1-2012. Accessed 11-13-2012 at: http://www.nj.com/essex/index.ssf/2012/11/18-year-old_victim_of_carbon_m.html
Star-Ledger, NJ (Tom Haydon). “Police ID New Brunswick man killed by suspected carbon monoxide poisoning from generator.” 11-1-2012. Accessed 11-13-2012 at: http://www.nj.com/middlesex/index.ssf/2012/11/new_brunswick_resident_dead_of.html
Star-Ledger, NJ (Ben Horowitz). “Randolph couple killed in Hurricane Sandy remembered as ‘wonderful people’.” 10-31-2012. Accessed 11-13-2012 at: http://www.nj.com/news/index.ssf/2012/10/randolph_couple_killed_in_hurr.html
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Star-Ledger, NJ (David Giambusso and Eunice Lee). “Sandy’s silent killer: Carbon monoxide deaths spring up after storm.” 11-2-2012. Accessed 11-13-2012 at: http://www.nj.com/news/index.ssf/2012/11/sandys_silent_killer_carbon_mo.html
Star-Ledger, NJ (Julia Terruso). “Two killed in storm-related accidents in Hunterdon County.” 11-3-2012. Accessed 11-13-2012: http://www.nj.com/news/index.ssf/2012/11/two_killed_in_storm-related_ac.html
Star-Ledger, NJ (Bob Braun, Tomas Dinges, Seth Augenstein). “With deadly fury, Hurricane Sandy claims 12 lives across N.J.” 11-7-2012 update. Accessed 11-19-2012 at: http://www.nj.com/news/index.ssf/2012/11/with_deadly_fury_hurricane_san.html
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Times Ledger (Bianca Fortis) Queens. “Rockaway man identified as 44th Hurricane victim.” 6-30-2013. Accessed 7-1-2013: http://www.timesledger.com/stories/2013/26/rockawaybody_tl_2013_06_28_q.html
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WBALTV.com, Baltimore MD. “3rd Md. Death attributed to Superstorm Sandy. Western Md. Man dies while shoveling snow, police say. 11-2-2012. Accessed 11-30-2012 at: http://www.wbaltv.com/weather/3rd-Md-death-attributed-to-Superstorm-Sandy/-/9380898/17242190/-/qk9fxg/-/index.html
WBAL.com, Baltimore, MD. “Superstorm Sandy Brought Wind, Rain, Snow, and Death.” 10-28-2013. Accessed 10-29-2013 at: http://www.wbal.com/article/103561/WBAL.Domain.Repository.xlaANMzone/Superstorm-Sandy-Brought-Wind-Rain-Snow-And-Death
WBOY.com 12 News. “WV-32 Closed South of Davis Due to Fatal Vehicle Accident.” 10-29-2012. Accessed 11-12-2012: http://www.wboy.com/story/19946224/wv-32-closed-south-of-davis-due-to-fatal-vehicle-accident
WJLA.com ABC7. “Contractor killed when tree falls on him in Annapolis.” 10-31-2012. Accessed 11-13-2012: http://www.wjla.com/articles/2012/10/contractor-killed-when-tree-falls-on-him-in-annapolis-81604.html
Winston-Salem Journal, NC (John Hinton). “Death of Surry County man first in state attributed to Hurricane Sandy.” 10-31-2012. Accessed 10-31-2012 at: http://www.journalnow.com/news/state_region/article_ca81a492-22e9-11e2-84df-0019bb30f31a.html
Woodbury-MiddleburyPatch (Bill Bittar). “‘We Will Never Forget You’ – In Memory of East Firefighter Russell Neary.” 11-4-2012. Accessed 11-13-2012 at: http://woodbury-middlebury.patch.com/articles/we-will-never-forget-you-3c3ae5d4
WPVI-TV, Philadelphia. “Bucks County residents regroup after Sandy’s impact.” 10-31-2012. Accessed 11-14-2012 at: http://abclocal.go.com/ktrk/story?section=news/local&id=8868274
WRAL.com, NC. (AP). “Details on the more than 100 victims of superstorm.” 11-3-2012. Accessed 11-3-2012: http://www.wral.com/details-on-the-more-than-100-victims-of-superstorm/11734951/
WVNSTV 59 News (Douglas Fritz). “Raleigh County Storm Victim Identified. 11-2-2012. Accessed 11-12-2012: http://www.wvnstv.com/story/19989174/raleigh-county-storm-victim-identified
Additional Reading
Federal Emergency Management Agency. FEMA Modeling Task Force (MOTF)-Hurricane Sandy Impact Analysis. 2-3-2014 modification. Accessed 2-22-2014 At: http://www.arcgis.com/home/item.html?id=307dd522499d4a44a33d7296a5da5ea0
Federal Emergency Management Agency. Hurricane Sandy: One Year Later. Washington, DC: FEMA, 10-28-2013 update. Accessed 2-22-2014 at: http://www.fema.gov/hurricane-sandy
Federal Emergency Management Agency. Hurricane Sandy: Timeline. Washington, DC: FEMA 10-28-2013 update. Accessed 2-22-2014 at: http://www.fema.gov/hurricane-sandy-timeline
[1] The range is explained by one NYC death which is not on NYC official list, and 27 NJ deaths reported in aggregate (not individually identifiable), reported during roughly 2nd to 7th month afterwards by NJ MEO.
[2] The range is explained by one NYC death which is not on NYC official list, and 27 NJ deaths reported in aggregate (not individually identifiable), reported during roughly 2nd to 7th month afterwards by NJ MEO.
[3] We view this number as inaccurate. The Blake, et al. NHC Fatality spreadsheet (sent to Blanchard as email attachment, 2-15-2013) shows a Nassau County, Long Island, CO poisoning of an unidentified person, which we have not seen and do not show. Secondly, it shows an unidentified male, 48, dying from a fall in Gowanus. We have seen press reports to this effect. However, a Nov 20, 2012 conversation with the Brooklyn Medical Examiner’s office did not confirm that this was a hurricane-related death. Thirdly, the NHC fatality spreadsheet has the death of Mrs. Pao Chu Hsieh as a hypothermia death. We do not in that the Medical Examiner’s Office ruled the 101 year-old woman’s death as due to natural causes. Fourthly, the spreadsheet has Benjamin Harris, 83, Hawthorne, NJ as a fall death, but our communication with Medical Examiner’s Office was to the effect that his death was not hurricane-related, so we have not counted it. Fifthly, Mark Caramanna of Ortley Beach, NJ, is listed as a heart attack fatality. Mr. Caramanna’s name was not on the list of Hurricane Sandy-related fatalities we received on Nov 20, 2012. We called the Ocean County Medical Examiner on Nov 21, 2012, who confirmed that they did not consider this fatality as attributable to Hurricane Sandy. Thus this death is not included in our fatality figures. We note it here in the case that some might view it as an omission on our part.
[4] “…storm surge, rough seas, rip currents…wind-related…(e.g., collapsing structures). Deaths occurring from such factors as heart attacks, house fires, electrocutions from downed power lines, vehicle accidents on wet roads, etc., are considered ‘indirect’ deaths.”
[5] Blake, Eric S., Todd B. Kimberlain, Robert J. Berg, John P. Cangialosi and John L. Beven II. Tropical Cyclone Report Hurricane Sandy (AL182012) 22-29 October 2012. Miami: National Hurricane Center, 2-12-2013, p. 1.
[6] Not counting several deaths not confirmed as hurricane-related (indirect) – as noted below.
[7] Does not include NH contractor landslide death, two OH highway deaths and one Puerto Rico death. Has 37 NJ deaths whereas we show 38; 53 NY deaths whereas we tally 65-66 from locality breakouts; and has 13 PA deaths when AP has 16 and we show 16.
[8] Reported in: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. “Deaths Associated with Hurricane Sandy – October-November 2012.” Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR), Vol. 62, No. 20, 5-24-2013, p. 393. From the CDC report: Red Cross tracks deaths during disasters to provide services to surviving family members, including crisis counseling, assistance with disaster-related expenses, locating emergency housing, identifying recovery resources, and addressing disaster-related health needs. Red Cross volunteers search for reports of disaster-related deaths from sources such as funeral home directors, the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), hospitals, and news reports. Volunteers then obtain information about these deaths from sources including the medical examiner/coroner, physician, fire department/police, and family of the decedent. Deaths included in this analysis were any Sandy-related death recorded on a Red Cross mortality form with a date of death up to November 30, 2012. Mortality forms included the decedent’s age, sex, race (white, black, Asian, other, or unknown), and date and location of death. Disaster-related deaths were categorized as direct or indirect. Directly related deaths are deaths caused by the environmental force of the disaster (e.g., wind or flood) or by the direct consequences of these forces (e.g., structural collapse). Indirectly related deaths are defined as deaths occurring in a situation in which the disaster led to unsafe conditions (e.g., hazardous roads) or caused a loss or disruption of usual services that contributed to the death (e.g., loss of electrical services). Deaths without direct or indirect classification were reported as unknown or possibly related deaths…. A total of 117 deaths were reported on Red Cross mortality forms. The source of information for the mortality forms was a medical examiner/coroner for 94 (80.3%) cases and the family of the decedent for 10 (8.5%) cases…[reference to Table, which we omit]. Most deaths occurred in New York (53 [45.3%]) and New Jersey (34 [29.1%]); the other deaths occurred in Pennsylvania, West Virginia, Connecticut, and Maryland. The deaths occurred during October 28–November 29, 2012. [Blanchard note: does not include 1 NH death, 3 in NC, 2 in OH, 1 in Puerto Rico, and 3 in VA.]
[9] Woodbury-MiddleburyPatch (Bittar). “‘We Will Never Forget You’ – In Memory of East Firefighter Russell Neary.” 11-4-2012. Also: ABC News (James). “Superstorm Sandy Takes Life of Man Who Nearly Died in Stabbing.” 10-31-2012; WRAL.com, NC. (AP). “Details on the more than 100 victims of superstorm.” 11-3-2012.
[10] Milford Mirror. “Body found at mouth of Housatonic Monday confirmed to be missing kayaker,” 11-5-2012. Confirmed with CT Med. Exam. Of., Nov 15 phone call.
[11] ABC News (James). “Superstorm Sandy Takes Life of Man…” 10-31-2012; Mansfield-StorrsPatch (E. Millspaugh). “Police: Mansfield Woman Killed by Falling Tree During Hurricane Sandy,” 10-29-2012.
[12] Hartford Courant (Samaia Hernandez) CT. “About 1,800 Without Power as Nor’easter Moves into State.” 11-6-2012; NYT. “Mapping Hurricane Sandy’s Deadly Toll.” 11-17-2012.
[13] CBS News. “Superstorm Sandy: State-by-State snapshot.” 10-31-2012; Hess, Whitney. “The People Who Were Killed by Hurricane Sandy.” 11-5-2012.
[14] “An unidentified man died in Trumbull. The authorities did not reveal further details.” New York Times. “Hurricane Sandy’s Deadly Toll.” 11-17-2012.
[15] Man, 73, died of “blunt injuries.” Noted as in indirect Hurricane Sandy death in Email from James Gill, M.D., Chief Medical Examiner, Office of Chief Medical Examiner, Farmington, CT, to Wayne Blanchard, 1-3-2014.
[16] For the eleven fatality statistic, cited is Maryland Emergency Management Director Ken Mallette.
[17] We assume this must refer to one of the eleven fatalities listed below.
[18] WJLA.com ABC7, “Contractor killed when tree falls on him in Annapolis,” 10-31-2012; CBS News. “Sandy cleanup contractor killed by tree in Md.” 10-31-2012.
[19] Baltimore Sun (AP). “Officials attribute another Maryland death to Sandy.” 11-2-2012. MD Med. Examiner list.
[20] Baltimore Sun. “Officials attribute another Maryland death to Sandy,” 11-2-2012; WBALTV.com. “3rd Md. Death attributed to Superstorm Sandy. Western Md. Man dies while shoveling snow, police say. 11-2-2012; Hess, 11-5-2012. I believe this refers to the same fatality noted by the MD Medical Examiner’s Office as an exposure death.
[21] Baltimore Sun. “Officials attribute another Maryland death to Sandy.” 11-2-2012. In some reports noted as in Clarksburg, MD, the location of her nearby home (see: NBC Washington. “Up to 11 Deaths in Maryland Could Be Attributed to Sandy.” 11-2-2012). Also on Maryland Medical Examiner list, though list does not include names.
[22] Death also noted in: Wash. Post (Halsey III, Klein, Shaver). “A swollen Potomac slowly recedes.” 10-31-12.
[23] Nov 16 email, Edward J. McDonough, MD Emer. Mgmt. Agency Public Info. Ofc., with MD Chief Med. Exam. Office list of hurricane-related deaths. A Washington Post (Martin Weil) report: “Good Samaritan dies helping friend in storm,” 10-30-2012, quotes police investigators ‘do not believe the death is storm-related.’ A phone call we had with the MD EMA, however, indicates the Medical Examiner’s Office concluded that the high wind and wind gusts associated with the hurricane pushed the car off the jack and onto Mr. Smith, who lived in Capitol Heights.
[24] CBS News, “Superstorm Sandy: State-by-State snapshot,” 10-31-2012; Union Leader.com (Kristi Garofalo), “Lincoln landslide victim identified,” 10-31-2012.
[25] This is reporting seven months out from the event, with new FEMA death benefit-related claims still coming in. Out of 65 “confirmed…Superstorm Sandy-related deaths…” 12 were “directly related to the storm…” and 53 [82%] were indirectly-related. “22 [34%] cases were certified as accidents, including injuries occurring by falls in homes void of electricity and by carbon monoxide poisoning due to improper use of generators. 31 [48%] cases were certified as natural, including individuals with significant underlying chronic disease exacerbated by conditions created by the storm (i.e. loss of electricity affecting individuals requiring continuous home oxygen) or undesirable circumstances created by physical displacement.”
[26] This paper by staff of NJ Office of the State Medical Examiner (OSME) and Center for Health Statistics, notes that “Nearly seven months after landfall, the OSME continues to receive reports of deaths submitted by families for FEMA funeral/death benefit. The OSME has received 52 reports for funeral benefit review, 29 of which have been identified as Superstorm-related.” This is additional to the 36 found to be storm-related in first several weeks.
[27] Difference between State MEO list and ours is Union Twps. chain-saw accident death. Our phone conversation with Hunterdon County MEO on Nov 21, however, disclosed their opinion that this was hurricane-related.
[28] This paper by staff of the NJ Office of the State Medical Examiner and Center for Health Statistics, notes that 36 hurricane-related deaths “were reported within the first several weeks.”
[29] Reported in: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. “Deaths Associated with Hurricane Sandy – October-November 2012.” Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR), Vol. 62, No. 20, 5-24-2013, pp. 393-397.
[30] Star-Ledger, NJ. “Remembering New Jersey’s 40 victims of Hurricane Sandy.” 12-2-2012.
[31] New York Times. “Hurricane Sandy’s Deadly Toll.” 11-17-2012.
[32] New York Times. “Hurricane Sandy’s Deadly Toll.” 11-17-2012.
[33] Express-Times (Kathryn Brenzel). Lehigh Valley, PA. “Bethlehem Township, N.J., emergency management coordinator is eighth Superstorm Sandy victim in area, authorities say.” 11-5-2012.
[34] Star-Ledger, NJ. “Remembering New Jersey’s 40 victims of Hurricane Sandy.” 12-2-2012.
[35] Star-Ledger, NJ. “Remembering New Jersey’s 40 victims of Hurricane Sandy.” 12-2-2012.
[36] Star-Ledger, NJ. “Remembering New Jersey’s 40 victims of Hurricane Sandy.” 12-2-2012.
[37] New York Times. “Hurricane Sandy’s Deadly Toll.” 11-17-2012.
[38] MyCentralJersey.com (Bob Makin). “Retired Edison firefighter dies of carbon monoxide poisoning.” 11-2-2012.
[39] Star-Ledger, NJ. “Remembering New Jersey’s 40 victims of Hurricane Sandy.” 12-2-2012.
[40] Star-Ledger, NJ. “Remembering New Jersey’s 40 victims of Hurricane Sandy.” 12-2-2012. At first listed only as unidentified Jamesburg man.
[41] Star-Ledger (St. Martin). “Authorities identify Hawthorne man, 77 killed during…Sandy.” 10-31-2012.
[42] New York Times. “Hurricane Sandy’s Deadly Toll.” 11-17-2012. An email received by this author on Dec 3 from the State Medical Examiner’s Office, notes that a determination had been made that this death “has been reclassified as NOT Hurricane Sandy-related.” Email also noted that their accounting of fatalities now stood at 38.
[43] Star-Ledger, NJ. “Remembering New Jersey’s 40 victims of Hurricane Sandy.” 12-2-2012.
[44] AP, “Details on…more than 100 victims of superstorm,” 11-3-12; NYT, “Hurricane Sandy’s…Toll.” 11-17-‘12.
[45] Noted herein in that this death has been reported in the press. However, the death is not among those in listing provided by the State Medical Examiner to me on Nov 20. Called the Chief of Police for Jersey City on Nov 20, who indicated that if he were writing about Sandy-related fatalities he would not include this case.
[46] Star-Ledger, NJ. “Remembering New Jersey’s 40 victims of Hurricane Sandy.” 12-2-2012.
[47] Examiner (Viscount). “NJ Hurricane Sandy death toll: 4 in Ocean Co., 0 on…barrier islands.” 11-8-2012.
[48] Talked with spokesperson for Ocean County Medical Examiner’s Office on 2-19-2013 and was informed that this death was determined to be not hurricane-related.
[49] Hess. “The People Who Were Killed by…Sandy.” 11-22-2012 update. Notes that mold was suspected agent.
[50] Star-Ledger, NJ. “Remembering New Jersey’s 40 victims of Hurricane Sandy.” 12-2-2012.
[51] MyCentralJersey.com. “Sandy takes 2 lives in Middlesex Borough.” 11-8-2012.
[52] MyCentralJersey. “Sandy takes 2 lives…Middlesex…” 11-8-2012; NYT. “Hurricane Sandy’s…Toll.” 11-17-‘12.
[53] MyFoxNY.com (Luke Funk) “Sandy deaths across Tristate region.” 11-13-2012 update; Star-Ledger, NJ (David Giambusso and Eunice Lee). “Sandy’s silent killer: Carbon monoxide deaths spring up after storm.” 11-2-2012.
[54] Star-Ledger, NJ. “Remembering New Jersey’s 40 victims of Hurricane Sandy.” 12-2-2012.
[55] Star Ledger, NJ (Eunice Lee). “Other victim of carbon monoxide poisoning in Newark identified.” 11-1-2012; Star-Ledger, (Giambusso/Lee). “Sandy’s silent killer: Carbon monoxide deaths spring up after storm.” 11-2-2012.
[56] New York Times. “Hurricane Sandy’s Deadly Toll.” 11-17-2012.
[57] Mr. Caramanna’s name was not on the list of Hurricane Sandy-related fatalities received on Nov 20. Called the Ocean County Medical Examiner on Nov 21 who confirmed that they did not consider this fatality as attributable to Hurricane Sandy. Thus this death is not included in our fatality figures. It is noted here in the case that some might view it as an omission on our part. Mr. Caramanna is on the National Hurricane Center fatality spreadsheet.
[58] Star-Ledger, NJ. “Remembering New Jersey’s 40 victims of Hurricane Sandy.” 12-2-2012. Not on State list sent to us Nov 20. But, a call to Hunterdon Co. Med. Exam. Office, Nov 21 confirms as hurricane-related accident. An emailed list received Dec 3 has the following listing, which we believe refers to the Frey death.: Male, blunt trauma to the head, 581 Main St., Asbury [Hunterdon County], NJ. Tree fell on decedent.
[59] Bloomberg News (Laurence Arnold). “William Sword Jr., Investment Banker, Dies in Storm at 61.” 10-31-2012; ABC News (Susan D. James). “Superstorm Sandy Takes Life of Man Who Nearly Died in Stabbing.” 10-31-2012.
[60] Star-Ledger, NJ. “Remembering New Jersey’s 40 victims of Hurricane Sandy.” 12-2-2012.
[61] Star-Ledger, NJ. “Remembering New Jersey’s 40 victims of Hurricane Sandy.” 12-2-2012.
[62] NJ.com (D. Ivers). “Body found in Hackensack flood waters identified as South Hackensack man.” 10-30-2012.
[63] Examiner.com (Jersey Shore) . “NJ Hurricane Sandy death toll: 4 in Ocean Co., ….” 11-8-2012.
[64] Star-Ledger, NJ. “Remembering New Jersey’s 40 victims of Hurricane Sandy.” 12-2-2012.
[65] Huffington Post (Sara Gates). “Carbon Monoxide Deaths: Generators Cause at Least Nine Fatal Poisonings after Hurricane Sandy,” 11-2-2012; Star-Ledger, NJ (Giambusso/Lee). “Sandy’s silent killer: Carbon monoxide deaths spring up after storm.” 11-2-2012.
[66] NJ Office of the Attorney General, “Hurricane Sandy-related Death Toll (37).” Chart emailed to us 11-20-2012.
[67] Star-Ledger, NJ. “Remembering New Jersey’s 40 victims of Hurricane Sandy.” 12-2-2012.
[68] Courier-Post, NJ. “Willingboro fire victims listed among Sandy deaths, 11-7-2012. Article states that State Police officials had determined that the fire was hurricane Sandy-related.
[69] The range of one person has to do with Herminia St. John, which local officials have not included in their list of hurricane Sandy-related fatalities. Based on accounts of her death, however, we think it should at least be listed here.
[70] Reported in: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. “Deaths Associated with Hurricane Sandy – October-November 2012.” Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR), Vol. 62, No. 20, 5-24-2013, pp. 393-397. Also: Howland, Renata (CDTE/CDC Applied Epidemiology Fellow, NYC Department of Health). “Accuracy of Red Cross Fatality Data in New York City, Hurricane Sandy 2012.” 9-24-2013, Slide 4.
[71] Beckenstein and Grossman. “Relief efforts shower down on Sandy-struck long Island.” USA Today, 11-4-2012.
[72] New York Times. “Hurricane Sandy’s Deadly Toll.” 11-17-2012; GardenCityPatch (Matthew Hogan) “Motorcyclist Killed in Garden City at Powerless Intersection.” 10-31-2012.
[73] Beckenstein and Grossman. “Relief efforts shower down on Sandy-struck long Island.” USA Today, 11-4-2012.
[74] New York Times. “Hurricane Sandy’s Deadly Toll.” 11-17-2012.
[75] USA Today (Beckenstein/Grossman). “Relief efforts shower down on Sandy-struck Long Island.” 11-4-2012.
[76] New York Times. “Mapping Hurricane Sandy’s Deadly Toll.” 11-17-2012. Confirmed. (Beckenstein and Grossman. “Relief efforts shower down on Sandy-struck long Island.” USA Today, 11-4-2012.)
[77] New York Times. “Mapping Hurricane Sandy’s Deadly Toll.” 11-17-2012.
[78] NBC News (Andrew Mach). “Sandy’s silent killer: Carbon monoxide claims another victim.” 11-8-2012. USA Today (Beckenstein and Grossman), “Relief efforts shower down on Sandy-struck Long Island,” 11-4-2012.
[79] Roslyn News, NY (Joe Scotchie). “Sandy Wrecks Havoc on Roslyn.” 11-9-2012.
[80] Beckenstein and Grossman. “Relief efforts shower down on Sandy-struck long Island.” USA Today, 11-4-2012.
[81] We communicated with the Nassau County Medical Examiner’s Office 2-19-2013 and the spokesperson there noted that there was only one confirmed CO poisoning case in Nassau County — which we have noted above.
[82] New York Times. “Hurricane Sandy’s Deadly Toll.” 11-17-2012.
[83] Newsday (Patricia Kitchen). “Bay Shore man is sixth Sandy-related fatality.” 11-1-2012.
[84] Newsday (Kevin Deutsch and Tania Lopez). “Cops: Tree kills man, woman in separate incidents.” 11-6-2012; MyFoxNY.com (Luke Funk) “Sandy deaths across Tristate region.” 11-13-2012 update.
[85] Wall Street Journal (Will James), “Falling Trees Leave Two Dead on Long Island,” 10-30-2012; MyFoxNY.com (Luke Funk) “Sandy deaths across Tristate region,” 11-13-2012 update.
[86] SmithtownPatch. “Man Killed Trimming Trees Behind Hauppauge Diner.” 11-6-2012.
[87] EastHamptonPatch. “Police Say Woman Fell Victim to Hurricane.” 10-31-2012.
[88] Wall Street Journal (AP). “SC tree trimmer killed in Long Island mishap.” 11-15-2012 update.
[89] Huffington Post. “Vishwaja Muppa, Stony Brook Student, Killed in Sandy-Related Car Crash.” 11-2-2012.
[90] Would be 46 if Midland Beach, Staten Island, unidentified man found on Nov 9, unidentified cause of death, is found to be Hurricane Sandy-related. Number, however, includes two (Herminia St. John in Manhattan, and Rose Faggiano in Queens), who, according to DNAinfo.com New York. “Hurricane Sandy’s Death Toll in New York Climbs to 41,” 11-9-2012, were removed from Sandy victims “list,” citing Ellen Borakove, NYC Med. Exam. Of.
[91] Represents 42 “identified” Sandy-related deaths and 3 “not identified” deaths.
[92] New York City Medical Examiner’s Office, Public Information section.
[93] New York Times. “Hurricane Sandy’s Deadly Toll.” 11-17-2012.
[94] Jewish Daily Forward (Josh Nathan-Kazis). “Childhood Friends Die Together in Sandy.” 11-2-2012.
[95] DNAinfo.com NY (Weiss and Gardiner), “Hurricane Sandy’s Death Toll in [NY] Climbs to 41.” 11-2-2012. However, this death was not noted as hurricane-related in my 11-20-2012 conversation with Medical Examiner’s Office, thus it is not included in our count.
[96] New York Times. “Hurricane Sandy’s Deadly Toll.” 11-17-2012.
[97] DNAinfo.com NY (Weiss, Gardiner, Bekiempis), “Hurricane Sandy’s Death Toll…[NY] Climbs to 43.” 11-11-12
[98] DNAinfo.com (Weiss, Gardiner, Bekiempis). “Hurricane Sandy’s Death Toll…[NY] Climbs to 43.” 11-11-2012.
[99] DNAinfo.com “Hurricane Sandy’s Death Toll in New York Climbs to 43.” 11-11-2012; Hess, 11-5-2012. Listed as a drowning death in National Hurricane Center (Blake, et al.) fatality spreadsheet for Feb 2013 Sandy report.
[100] “Among those…removed from…list of Sandy victims…Herminia St. John, 75, who died in her Gramercy home…after power for her respirator shut off Monday night during the storm.” (DNAinfo New York. “Hurricane Sandy’s Death Toll in New York Climbs to 41.” 11-9-2012.). When one reads the earlier DNAinfo article on her death (Patrick Wall. “Kips Bay Great-Grandmother Dies After Sandy Cuts Power to Oxygen Machine.” 10-31-2012 – quoted from in the New York section below.) it does appear that her death was hurricane-related. According to Larry Neumeister of the Huffington Post (“Hurricane Sandy Deaths: Storm Was Cruel to New York’s Elderly.” 11-3-2012.), St. John “died from an apparent heart attack” St. John was still listed as a hurricane fatality in this Nov 13 update: MyFoxNY.com (Luke Funk) “Sandy deaths across Tristate region.” 11-13-2012 update. Also shown as a “respirator failure” due to “power outage” in the NHC (Blake, et al.) Hurricane Sandy fatality spreadsheet. Her obituary on Legacy.com notes that she “died during Superstorm Sandy…after losing power to her oxygen tank.”
[101] Fink. “For Elderly, Extra Peril Accompanies Power Loss.” NYT, 11-9-2012. Article suggests that death was due to hypothermia, while noting that “The chief medical examiner’s office has ruled that Mrs. Hsieh died of natural causes, according to Ellen Borakove, a spokeswoman for the office. Ms. Borakove said the police told an investigator for the office that Mr. Lo’s apartment was not cold.” Nat. Hurricane Center’s (Blake, et al.) Hurricane Sandy report (Feb 2013) fatality spreadsheet (email to Blanchard) includes as a hypothermia death, but we do not.
[102] New York Times (J. David Goodman). “Stuck Underground, as Water Rose to the Ceiling.” 11-14-2012.
[103] 426 Beach 136th St. (DNAinfo.com “Hurricane Sandy’s Death Toll in New York Climbs to 43.” 11-11-2012.)
[104] Location is in Rockaway Park according to NYT, “Mapping Hurricane Sandy’s Deadly Toll.” 11-17-2012.
[105] “The medical examiner determined that he drowned.” (DNAinfo.com “Hurricane Sandy’s Death Toll in New York Climbs to 43.” 11-11-2012.)
[106] Times Ledger (Joe ANuta), Queens, NY. “Felled tree kills Flushing man.” 11-2-2012.
[107] Times Ledger (Christina Santucci), Queens. “Howard Beach senior drowns in non-flood zone.” 11-2-2012. According to article, “Neighbors of a Howard Beach woman who drowned during superstorm Sandy…described the storm surge as reaching the second floor of homes…`All of a sudden, it was upon us and it was too late’ [one said]. “As the gushing water filled the streets, residents said they heard their elderly neighbor yelling…but the current was too strong to rescue her. `We heard her screaming for help, but no one could get to her…the water was unbelievable’.” However, according to DNAinfo.com New York (“Hurricane Sandy’s Death Toll in New York Climbs to 41,” 11-9-2012), “Rose Faggiano, 85, who was found dead inside 164-25 98th St. in Queens by firefighters on Oct. 30, was…determined to have been the result of natural causes, the source said.” Later, on Nov 17, a New York Times article, “Hurricane Sandy’s Deadly Toll,” writes that “The police said the cause of death was drowning.” Listed as a drowning death in the spreadsheet of fatalities supporting the National Hurricane Center’s (Blake, et al.) Feb 2013 Hurricane Sandy report (emailed to Blanchard by Eric Blake 2-15-2013). An email from Ellen Borakove, Director, Public Affairs, Office of NYC Chief Medical Examiner to Blanchard 7-1-2013 states that Mrs. Faggiano “died of natural causes – aortic dissection & rupture.”
[108] NYT (N.R. Kleinfield, M. Powell). “In Storm Deaths, Mystery, Fate and Bad Timing.” 10-30-2012; Queens Chronicle (Domenick Rafter). “Hurricane death toll stands at 10 in boro.” 11-8-2012.
[109] Body discovered in April. Times Ledger (Bianca Fortis) Queens. “Rockaway man identified as 44th Hurricane victim.” 6-30-2013. See, also: Fox News (Associated Press). “Recently discovered Sandy victim described as ‘a gentleman’ by neighbors.” 6-27-2013.
[110] DNAinfo.com, “Hurricane Sandy’s Death Toll in New York Climbs to 43,” 11-11-2012.
[111] DNAinfo.com “Hurricane Sandy’s Death Toll in New York Climbs to 43.” 11-11-2012.
[112] DNAinfo.com “Hurricane Sandy’s Death Toll in New York Climbs to 43.” 11-11-2012.
[113] NYDailyNews.com (Clare Trapasso, J. Kemp). “Sandy death toll includes a woman killed by mirror.” 11-7-2012.
[114] Hollywood Reporter. “Cyndi Lauper’s 90-Year-Old Uncle Died in Hurricane Sandy.” 11-7-2012.
[115] New York Times. “Hurricane Sandy’s Deadly Toll.” 11-17-2012.
[116] DNAinfo.com NY (Weiss / Gardiner). “Hurricane Sandy’s Death Toll in New York Climbs to 41.” 11-9-2012.
[117] Times-Picayune, New Orleans (Martin). “Gretna…principal copes…grandparents’ drowning…Sandy.” 11-4-12.
[118] DNAinfo NY (Katz/Rizzi). “Hurricane Sandy Takes Deadly Toll on Staten Island’s…Seniors.” 11-3-2012.
[119] Silive.com (SI Advance, J. M. Annese). “NYPD releases names of Staten Island siblings believed killed by Hurricane Sandy.” 11-4-2012; DNAinfo. “Hurricane Sandy’s Death Toll in New York Climbs to 43.” 11-11-2012. This report, though has the names as David Hagley and Charlotte Breuers. Later reports corrected the names. See: Somma-Hammel, Jan. “Hurricane Sandy siblings remembered.” Silive.com (Staten Island), 11-20-2012.
[120] Silive.com (Staten Island Advance). “Eugene Contrubis, 62. Lost to Hurricane Sandy.” 11-4-2012.
[121] DNAinfo.com (Katz/Rizzi), “Hurricane Sandy Takes…Toll on Staten Island’s Vulnerable Seniors,” 11-3-12.
[122] Daily Beast (Paula Szuchman). “Sandy Cripples the East Coast.” 11-3-2012.
[123] DNAinfo.com, “Hurricane Sandy’s Death Toll in New York Climbs to 43,” 11-11-2012.
[124] Silive.com (Staten Island Advance). “Beatrice Spagnuolo, 79. Lost to Hurricane Sandy.” 11-4-2012.
[125] NYT (Semple/Goldstein), “Officers ‘Risked…Lives’ Making Rescues on Staten Island, Police Say,” 11-11-12
[126] Silive.com (Staten Island Advance). “John K. Filipowicz, 51. Lost to Hurricane Sandy.” 11-2-2012.
[127] Silive.com (Staten Island Advance). “Leonard Montalto, 53. Lost to Hurricane Sandy.” 11-4-2012.
[128] New York Daily News (Christina Boyle). “State Island resident Diane Norris survives surge from Hurricane Sandy, but watches as 89-year-old mother dies as house is flooded.” 11-1-2012.
[129] DNAinfo.com “Hurricane Sandy’s Death Toll in New York Climbs to 43.” 11-11-2012.
[130] Silive.com (SI Advance). “Retired firefighter…Staten Island’s 20th…Hurricane…related death.” 11-2-2012.
[131] CBS New York. “Sandy Claims Life of Off-Duty S.I. Police Officer Who Rescued His Family.” 10-30-2012.
[132] Silive.com (Staten Island Advance). “Andrew Sammarco, 61. Lost to Hurricane Sandy.” 11-3-2012.
[133] Huffington Post (Connelly), “Brandon and Connor Moore…Found Dead after Hurricane Sandy.” 11-1-2012.
[134] NYDailyNews.com (Christina Boyle). “SI family robbed during Irene suffers tragedy during Sandy.” 11-2-2012.
[135] Daily Voice, Yonkers (Matt Bultman). “Yonkers Man Dies After Car Hits Fallen Tree in Greenburgh.” 10-30-2012; also, MyFoxNY.com (Luke Funk) “Sandy deaths across Tristate region.” 11-13-2012 update.
[136] Times Herald-Record (Pauline Liu) Middletown, NY. “Kerhonkson resort owner killed…damage.” 10-31-2012.
[137] ABC News (Kevin Dolak). “Superstorm Sandy Deaths: 2 NY Boys Killed by Downed Tree.” 10-30-2012. North Salem is in northeast section of Westchester County about 50 miles north of Manhattan.
[138] Lohudcom. “Jeffrey Chanin’s relatives, friends plan help for family.” 11-2-2012.
[139] NYDailyNews.com (C. Wells). “Generator blamed in elderly couple’s death.” 11-6-2012; AP. “Indoor generator blamed for NY couple’s deaths,” 11-6-2012. Shokan is in Town of Olive, Ulster County, within the Catskill Park.
[140] Ibid. The Nat. Hurricane Center (Blake, et al) Hurricane Sandy fatality spreadsheet has this as CO poisoning.
[141] Carteret County News-Times, NC (Helen Outland). “Search suspended for Bounty captain.” 11-2-2012.
[142] MyFox8.com (Joe Borlik and Mitch Carr). “Surry County man killed in wreck identified.” 10-30-2012.
[143] LimaOhio.com (Sarah Stemen). “Bluffton man dies in snowy Putnam wreck.” 10-31-2012.
[144] Wauseon Reporter, OH (Forrest Church). “Tina M. Goodwin (1956-2012).” 11-2-2012.
[145] Reflecting 12 confirmed fatalities and 3 unconfirmed (Bensalem and Lehigh Township).
[146] ABC27.com (Myles Snyder). “9 Pa. deaths linked to Hurricane Sandy.” 10-31-2012. See, also: CBS Philly. “Carbon Monoxide to Blame for Grandfather’s Death, Hospitalization of 2 other Family Members.” 11-2-2012; also from PAhomepage (Shannon Murphy), “Carbon County Man Dies of Carbon Monoxide Poisoning,” 10-30-2012: “The Carbon County coroner confirmed that a 66 year old man was pronounced dead Tuesday afternoon due to carbon monoxide toxicity. Authorities say he was running a generator in his garage to power his home [Patten Circle, in the Valley View Estates] after losing electricity from Hurricane Sandy. There were several other people inside the home. They were all taken to Lehigh Valley Hospital to be treated for carbon monoxide poisoning.”
[147] Times-Tribune, Scranton, PA. “Two storm-related deaths reported in Wayne County.” 11-3-2012.
[148] Roebuck, Jeremy, Alfred Lubrano, Bill Reed. Philadelphia Inquirer. “Pennsylvania suburbs still have a way to recover.” 11-1-2012; Associated Press, “A look at key storm developments in Pennsylvania.” York Daily Record, PA. 11-3-2012; The Trentonian, Trenton, NJ. “Bensalem house fire claims two lives,” 10-31-2012 (“As of now the cause of the fire has been ruled electrical, and appears to be related to the storm.”). Kathy Griffin was the daughter of Helen Markett. Also reported as an electrical malfunction after power restoration. Talked with Bucks County Fire Marshall Sponheimer 1-6-2014, who told me that his official report is that these two deaths were Hurricane Sandy related – that if the power lines had not been blown down onto the roof of the Griffin/Markett home and then electrical sparking following power restoration, there would have been no fire – these two ladies would still be alive.
[149] Roebuck, Jeremy, Alfred Lubrano, Bill Reed. Philadelphia Inquirer. “Pennsylvania suburbs still have a way to recover.” 11-1-2012; AP, “A look at key storm developments in Pennsylvania.” York Daily Record, PA. 11-3-2012.
[150] Times-Tribune, Scranton PA. “Two storm-related deaths reported in Wayne County.” 11-3-2012; Whitney Hess.
[151] The Morning Call, legacy.com. “Thomas Unger Obituary.” 11-6-2012. Not confirmed by MEO as of Nov 20.
[152] Morning Call, Allentown, PA. “Hurricane Sandy brings two more deaths to Lehigh Valley…” 10-31-2012.
[153] Huffington Post. “Matthew Stahl, 8, Dies in Hurricane Sandy While Checking on Family’s Calves.” 11-2-2012.
[154] Morning Call, Lehigh Valley, PA. 10-31-2012; CNN. “Superstorm Sandy’s victims.” 11-8-2012.
[155] Morning Call (Jordan) Allentown, PA. “Two more storm-related deaths in greater Lehigh Valley.” 11-6-2012. Because Mr. Tyson was not one of 15 hurricane-related deaths reported by PA Med. Exam. Office, we talked on Nov 20 with the Lehigh County Coroner’s Office. It was stated that their Office does have Mr. Tyson’s death listed as “weather-related” and the officer I talked with stated he considered the death to be hurricane Sandy-related.
[156] LehighValleyLive.com (Precious Petty). “Superstorm Sandy victim from South Whitehall Township was ‘amazing woman,’ neighbor says.” 10-31-2012. See, also: Associated Press. “A look at key storm developments in Pennsylvania.” York Daily Record, PA. 11-3-2012.
[157] Township of Spring Fire Department. “Carbon Monoxide Safety Tips,” 11-1-2012, citing WFMZ69 News.
[158] LowerMacungiePatch. “Funeral Set for Hurricane Sandy Victim.” 11-4-2012; AP, “A look at key storm developments in Pennsylvania,” York Daily Record, PA. 11-3-2012.
[159] Hess. ABC27.com (Myles Snyder), “9 Pa. deaths linked to Hurricane Sandy,” 10-31-2012; CNN, “Superstorm Sandy’s victims,” 11-8-2012; JournalRegister.com. (Carl Rotenberg). “Hurricane Sandy: woman dies of carbon monoxide poisoning from emergency generator.” 10-30-2012.
[160] Chron.com. “Mass. Woman ID’d as Pa. storm-related crash victim,” 10-31-2012; Hess, 11-5-2012.
[161] LehighValleyLive.com (Pamela Sroka-Holzmann, The Express Times). “Wind Gap teen dies after all – terrain vehicle crash during Monday’s storm, coroner says.” 10-30-2012.
[162] Huffington Post and AP. “Hurricane Sandy: Caribbean Suffers More Than 69 Deaths.” 10-29-2012.
[163] Confirmed by author via phone call with VDEM Public Information Officer, Nov 20, who cited VA Medical Examiner’s office to effect that third death was missing person found on Nov 11 in the “northern district,” with no indication of death causation.
[164] Church Hill People’s News. “Fatal accident on Mosby Street.” WRAL.com, NC. (AP). “Details on the more than 100 victims of superstorm.” 11-3-2012.
[165] A missing person found on Nov 11 in the “northern district,” with no indication of death causation, according to VDEM Public Information Officer, Nov 20.
[166] The Belington, Barbour County heart attack death of a 62-year-old man shoveling snow was not in this listing.
[167] Record Delta, Buckhannon, WV. “Storm claims life in Upshur County. 11-4-2012. Bluefield Daily Telegraph, WV (AP). “W.Va. senior confirmed as state’s 6th Sandy death.” 11-1-2012.
[168] Harry Whitesell. (Associated Press. “W.Va. Officials Revise Sandy Death Toll to 7.” WTAP Now, 11-26-2012.)
[169] Warren. “West Virginia GOP candidate killed by falling tree in Superstorm Sandy – but his name will still be on ballot.” MailOnline (UK)11-1-2012, writes that a “man in his 60s…died while shoveling snow on Tuesday [Oct 30].
[170] Blake, Eric S., Todd B. Kimberlain, Robert J. Berg, John P. Cangialosi and John L. Beven II. Tropical Cyclone Report Hurricane Sandy (AL182012) 22-29 October 2012. Miami: National Hurricane Center, 2-12-2013 (fatality spreadsheet emailed to Blanchard, 2-15-2013); MSN News. “Heavy snow kills 5 in W. Va., including candidate Rose.” 10-31-2012; and Associated Press. “WV House Candidate Dies in Hurricane Sandy,” WTAP, TheNewsCenter, Parkersburg, WV, 10-31-2012 (citing Barbour County Emergency Services Director Cindy Hart). Also: “A 62-year-old Belington man died of a heart attack after shoveling snow, which is considered an indirect storm-related death, said Joe Merchant of the National Weather Service.” (Darlene Taylor-Morgan. “Three deaths attributed to Sandy in North Central Region.” Exponent Telegram, Clarksburg, WV. 11-1-2012.)
[171] WVNSTV 59 News (Douglas Fritz). “Raleigh County Storm Victim Identified. 11-2-2012; Bluefield Daily Telegraph, WV (AP). “W.Va. senior confirmed as state’s 6th Sandy death.” 11-1-2012.
[172] Bluefield Daily Telegraph, WV (AP). “W.Va. senior confirmed as state’s 6th Sandy death.” 11-1-2012.
[173] “Weather exposure complicated the chronic lung and heart disease of Gilbert Winals, causing his death on Oct. 31, Gov. Earl Ray Tomlin’s office said, citing the medical examiner’s office. The 77-year-old’s body had been found on the porch of his Greenbrier County residence.” (Associated Press. “Mountain State adds two, removes one from list of Sandy’s victims.” Times-News, Cumberland, MD, 11-26-2012.)
[174] Hess, citing: Charleston Daily Mail, WV. “WV House of Delegates candidate killed…storm…” 10-31-2012.
[175] Bluefield Daily Telegraph, WV (AP). “W.Va. senior confirmed as state’s 6th Sandy death.” 11-1-2012.
[176] Charleston Gazette, WV (AP). “Webster County woman is state’s sixth Sandy death.” 11-1-2012; Bluefield Daily Telegraph, WV (AP). “W.Va. senior confirmed as state’s 6th Sandy death.” 11-1-2012; Whitney Hess. However, a later report writes in reference to changes to “West Virginia’s list of Superstorm Sandy victims,” that this lady “was removed after authorities determined she died of natural causes.”
[177] “Notes written by Red Cross volunteers on these 20 deaths [in flooded homes in NYC] captured decedents’ reasons for not evacuating, such as “afraid of looters,” “thought Hurricane Irene was mild,” and “unable to leave because did not have transportation.” (Casey-Lockyer, et al. “Deaths Associated with Hurricane Sandy – October-November 2012,” MMWR, 62/20, 5-24-2013, p. 397.)
[178] Same figure as in: Casey-Lockyr, et al. “Deaths Associated with Hurricane Sandy – October-November 2012.” MMWR, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Vol. 62, No. 20, 5-24-2013, pp. 393-397.
[179] In yellow highlighting in that this is from a paper which does not identify cases (place, date, specific cause of death), and is from reporting seven months out from the hurricane, during which time storm-related deaths went up from 36 reported during the “first several weeks” to 65 as the Office of State Medical Examiner “continues to receive reports of deaths submitted by families for FEMA funeral/death benefit.” We know of one specific case of heart attack and two of life support/assistance equipment failure due to loss of electricity.
[180] 73-year-old died of “blunt injuries,” noted as in indirect Hurricane Sandy death in email from James Gill, M.D., Chief Medical Examiner, Office of Chief Medical Examiner, Farmington, CT, to Wayne Blanchard, 1-3-2014.
[181] Reported as 9 from American Red Cross mortality tracking, Oct 28-Nov 30, in: Casey-Lockyr, et al. “Deaths Associated with Hurricane Sandy – October-November 2012.” MMWR, CDC, V.62, N.20, 5-24-2013, pp. 393-397.
[182] Reported in the press (see NYT, “Hurricane Sandy’s Deadly Toll.” 11-17-2012). However, we communicated with the Nassau County Medical Examiner’s Office 2-19-2013 and the spokesperson there noted that there was only one confirmed CO poisoning case in Nassau County — Ms. Piedraheta.
[183] Harry Whitesell. (Associated Press. “W.Va. Officials Revise Sandy Death Toll to 7.” WTAP Now, 11-26-2012.)
[184] DNAinfo.com (Weiss, Gardiner, Bekiempis). “Hurricane Sandy’s Death Toll…[NY] Climbs to 43.” 11-11-2012.
[185] DNAinfo.com “Hurricane Sandy’s Death Toll in New York Climbs to 43.” 11-11-2012; Hess, 11-5-2012. Listed as a drowning death in National Hurricane Center (Blake, et al.) fatality spreadsheet for Feb 2013 Sandy report.
[186] Reported in press as drowning. However, according to NYC Office of Chief Medical Examiner, 7-1-2013 email to Blanchard, she died of natural causes — aortic dissection & rupture.
[187] I believe this refers to the same fatality noted by the MD Medical Examiner’s Office as an exposure death.
[188] Fink, Sheri. “For Elderly, Extra Peril Accompanies Power Loss.” New York Times, 11-9-2012. This article suggests that her death was due to hypothermia, while noting that “The chief medical examiner’s office has ruled that Mrs. Hsieh died of natural causes, according to Ellen Borakove, a spokeswoman for the office. Ms. Borakove said the police told an investigator for the office that Mr. Lo’s apartment was not cold.” The National Hurricane Center’s (Blake, et al.) Hurricane Sandy report (Feb 2013) fatality spreadsheet (emailed to Blanchard) includes this as a hypothermia death, but we do not.)
[189] “Weather exposure complicated the chronic lung and heart disease of Gilbert Winals, causing his death on Oct. 31, Gov. Earl Ray Tomlin’s office said, citing the medical examiner’s office. The 77-year-old’s body had been found on the porch of his Greenbrier County residence.” (Associated Press. “Mountain State adds two, removes one from list of Sandy’s victims.” Times-News, Cumberland, MD, 11-26-2012.)
[190] Removed from State list of Sandy victims in late November. (Associated Press. “Mountain State adds two, removes one from list of Sandy’s victims.” Times-News, Cumberland, MD, 11-26-2012.)
[191] Reclassified Dec 3 by NJ Office of the State Medical Examiner, case number 16120788, as not Sandy-related.
[192] This death was not noted as hurricane-related in my 11-20-2012 conversation with Medical Examiner’s Office, thus it is not included in our count. Confirmed on 2-19-2013 with PIO Borakove.
[193] Power lines fell on the house due to the hurricane and there was a power outage. There was electrical sparking from an electrical panel in the house a relatively short time after power was restored, leading to a fire.
[194] Hess, “The People Who Were Killed by Hurricane Sandy.” 11-22-2012 update. Notes that mold was suspected agent. Talked with spokesperson for Ocean County Medical Examiner’s Office on 2-19-2013 and was informed that this death was determined to be not hurricane-related.
[195] Mr. Caramanna’s name was not on the list of Hurricane Sandy-related fatalities received on Nov 20. Called the Ocean County Medical Examiner on Nov 21 who confirmed that they did not consider this fatality as attributable to Hurricane Sandy. Thus this death is not included in our fatality figures. It is noted here in the case that some might view it as an omission on our part. Mr. Caramanna is on the National Hurricane Center fatality spreadsheet.
[196] “Among those who have been removed from the list of Sandy victims are Herminia St. John, 75, who died in her Gramercy home at 444 Second Avenue in Manhattan after power for her respirator shut off Monday night during the storm.” (DNAinfo.com New York. “Hurricane Sandy’s Death Toll in New York Climbs to 41.” 11-9-2012.) When one reads the earlier DNAinfo article on her death (Patrick Wall. “Kips Bay Great-Grandmother Dies After Sandy Cuts Power to Oxygen Machine.” 10-31-2012 – quoted from in the New York section below.) it does appear that her death was hurricane-related. According to Larry Neumeister of the Huffington Post (“Hurricane Sandy Deaths: Storm Was Cruel to New York’s Elderly.” 11-3-2012.), St. John “died from an apparent heart attack” St. John was still listed as a hurricane fatality in this Nov 13 update: MyFoxNY.com (Luke Funk) “Sandy deaths across Tristate region.” 11-13-2012 update. At: http://www.myfoxny.com/story/19951582/sandy-deaths-across-tristate-region
[197] In yellow highlighting in that this is from a paper which does not identify cases (place, date, specific cause of death), and is from reporting seven months out from the hurricane, during which time storm-related deaths went up from 36 reported during the “first several weeks” to 65 as the Office of State Medical Examiner “continues to receive reports of deaths submitted by families for FEMA funeral/death benefit.” We know of one specific case of heart attack and two of life support/assistance equipment failure due to loss of electricity.
[198] Star-Ledger, NJ. “Remembering New Jersey’s 40 victims of Hurricane Sandy.” 12-2-2012. Not on State list sent to us Nov 20. But, a call to Hunterdon Co. Med. Exam. Office, Nov 21 confirms as hurricane-related accident. An emailed list received Dec 3 has the following listing, which we believe refers to the Frey death.: Male, blunt trauma to the head, Main St., Asbury [Huntington County], NJ. Tree fell on decedent.
[199] Noted herein in that this death has been reported in the press. However, the death is not among those in listing provided by the State Medical Examiner to me on Nov 20. Called the Chief of Police for Jersey City on Nov 20, who indicated that if he were writing about Sandy-related fatalities he would not include this case.
[200] Could be cross-listed in Drownings, outside.
[201] A missing person found on Nov 11 in the “northern district,” with no indication of death causation, according to VDEM Public Information Officer, Nov 20.
[202] DNAinfo.com NY (Weiss and Gardiner), “Hurricane Sandy’s Death Toll in [NY] Climbs to 41.” 11-2-2012. However, this death was not noted as hurricane-related in my 11-20-2012 conversation with Medical Examiner’s Office, thus it is not included in our count.
[203] 73-year-old died of “blunt injuries,” noted as in indirect Hurricane Sandy death in email from James Gill, M.D., Chief Medical Examiner, Office of Chief Medical Examiner, Farmington, CT, to Wayne Blanchard, 1-3-2014.
[204] DNAinfo.com (Weiss, Gardiner, Bekiempis). “Hurricane Sandy’s Death Toll in [NY] Climbs to 43.” 11-11-2012.
[205] Reclassified Dec 3 by the NJ Office of the State Medical Examiner, case number 16120788, as not Sandy-related.
[206] Some newspaper articles had this as a drowning, but NYC Medical Examiner’s Office confirms as natural.
[207] Fink, Sheri. “For Elderly, Extra Peril Accompanies Power Loss.” New York Times, 11-9-2012. This article suggests that her death was due to hypothermia, while noting that “The chief medical examiner’s office has ruled that Mrs. Hsieh died of natural causes, according to Ellen Borakove, a spokeswoman for the office. Ms. Borakove said the police told an investigator for the office that Mr. Lo’s apartment was not cold.” The National Hurricane Center’s (Blake, et al.) Hurricane Sandy report (Feb 2013) fatality spreadsheet (emailed to Blanchard) includes this as a hypothermia death, but we do not.)
[208] Hess, Whitney. “The People Who Were Killed by Hurricane Sandy.” 11-5-2012 (Hess, for short, hereafter.) See, also: CBS News. “Superstorm Sandy: State-by-State snapshot.” 10-31-2012
[209] Milford Mirror. “Body found at mouth of Housatonic Monday confirmed to be missing kayaker,” 11-5-2012. Connecticut Medical Examiner’s Office confirms, via Nov 15 phone call, that Jet Krumwiede was one of four hurricane-related deaths his office is reporting, and that he had not been wearing a life-vest.
[210] Hess, citing: Woodbury-MiddleburyPatch (Bill Bittar). “‘We Will Never Forget You’ – In Memory of East Firefighter Russell Neary.” 11-4-2012. See also: ABC News (Susan Donaldson James), “Superstorm Sandy Takes Life of Man Who Nearly Died in Stabbing.” 10-31-2012.
[211] Hartford Courant (S. Hernandez) CT. “About 1,800 Without Power as Nor’easter Moves into State.” 11-6-2012.
[212] Hess, citing: Mansfield-StorrsPatch (Elyssa Millspaugh). “Police: Mansfield Woman Killed by Falling Tree During Hurricane Sandy.” 10-29-2012. See also: ABC News (Susan Donaldson James), “Superstorm Sandy Takes Life of Man Who Nearly Died in Stabbing.” 10-31-2012.
[213] Email from James Gill, M.D., Chief Medical Examiner, Office of Chief Medical Examiner, Farmington, CT, to Wayne Blanchard, 1-3-2014.
[214] Hess, citing: Maryland Gazette, Annapolis (Tim Prudente). “Pasadena storm victim worked on Bay Bridge.” 11-3-2012; WRAL. NC. “Details on the more than 100 victims of superstorm,” 11-3-2012.
[215] Washington Post (Michael Laris and John Wagner). “Storm leaves 2 dead in Washington area.” 10-30-2012. See also: Baltimore Sun. “Officials attribute another Maryland death to Sandy.” 11-2-2012; NBC Washington. “Up to 11 Deaths in Maryland Could Be Attributed to Sandy.” 11-2-2012; Hess.
[216] Hess, citing WJLA.com ABC7. “Contractor killed when tree falls on him in Annapolis.” 10-31-2012. CBS News. “Sandy cleanup contractor killed by tree in Md.” 10-31-2012; Hess, Whitney. “The People…Killed…” 11-5-2012.
[217] Received via email from MD Emergency Management Agency, Public Information Office, Nov 16, 2012.
[218] We believe this to be the fatality the MD Chief Medical Examiner has reported as an exposure death Oct 30.
[219] Hess, Whitney. “The People Who Were Killed by Hurricane Sandy.” 11-5-2012.
[220] Baltimore Sun (AP). “Officials attribute another Maryland death to Sandy.” 11-2-2012; Whitney Hess.
[221] Hess, citing: Union Leader.com (Kristi Garofalo). “Lincoln landslide victim identified.” 10-31-2012.
[222] Noted herein in that this death has been reported in the press. However, this death is not among those in the listing provided by the State Medical Examiner to me on Nov 20. Called the Chief of Police for Jersey City on Nov 20, who indicated he responded to the accident and investigated and that if he were writing about Sandy-related fatalities he would not include this case.
[223] Jersey Journal (Michaelangelo Conte). “Deaths of Jersey City woman, boy now classified as Hurricane Sandy-related.” 11-16-2012 update.
[224] The NYT has her age as 18 (New York Times. “Hurricane Sandy’s Deadly Toll.” 11-17-2012.)
[225] Hess, citing: Star Ledger, NJ (Eunice Lee). “Other victim of carbon monoxide poisoning in Newark identified.” 11-1-2012. See also: Star-Ledger, NJ (David Giambusso and Eunice Lee). “Sandy’s silent killer: Carbon monoxide deaths spring up after storm.” 11-2-2012; New York Times. “Hurricane Sandy’s Deadly Toll.” 11-17-2012.
[226] Hess, citing: PressofAtlanticCity (Donna Weaver), “Authorities identify four who died in Ocean County during Hurricane Sandy,” 11-8-2012; see also, Examiner.com (Jersey Shore) (Melissa Viscount). “NJ Hurricane Sandy death toll: 4 in Ocean Co., 0 on devastated barrier islands.” 11-8-2012; Asbury Park Press, NJ. “Thirty deaths in NJ attributed to Sandy.” 11-7-2012.
[227] “Elderly woman, Jersey City oxygen machine failed.” (Associated Press. “Details on the more than 100 victims of superstorm.” 11-3-2012.)
[228] Hess; New York Times. “Hurricane Sandy’s Deadly Toll.” 11-17-2012.
[229] Mr. Caramanna’s name was not on the list of Hurricane Sandy-related fatalities received on Nov 20. Called the Ocean County Medical Examiner on Nov 21 who confirmed that they did not consider this fatality as attributable to Hurricane Sandy. Thus this death is not included in our fatality figures. It is noted here in the case that some might view it as an omission on our part.
[230] Hess, Whitney. “The People Who Were Killed by Hurricane Sandy.” 11-5-2012.
[231] Huffington Post (Sara Gates). “Carbon Monoxide Deaths: Generators Cause at Least Nine Fatal Poisonings after Hurricane Sandy.” 11-2-2012; Star-Ledger, NJ (David Giambusso and Eunice Lee). “Sandy’s silent killer: Carbon monoxide deaths spring up after storm.” 11-2-2012.
[232] Hess, citing: Star-Ledger, NJ (Ben Horowitz). “Randolph couple killed in Hurricane Sandy remembered as ‘wonderful people’.” 10-31-2012. See also: Star Ledger, NJ (Kelly Heyboer). “Christie, Obama to visit ravaged Jersey Shore this afternoon as Sandy death toll rises.” 10-31-2012.
[233] Hess, citing: Star-Ledger, NJ (Victoria St. Martin). “Authorities identify Hawthorne man, 77 killed during Hurricane Sandy.” 10-31-2012.
[234] Star-Ledger, NJ. “Remembering New Jersey’s 40 victims of Hurricane Sandy.” 12-2-2012.
[235] Hess, citing: NJ.com (Dan Ivers). “Body found in Hackensack flood waters identified as South Hackensack man.” 10-30-2012.
[236] New York Times. “Hurricane Sandy’s Deadly Toll.” 11-17-2012; Whitney Hess; Star-Ledger, NJ. “Remembering New Jersey’s 40 victims of Hurricane Sandy.” 12-2-2012.
[237] Star-Ledger, NJ. “Remembering New Jersey’s 40 victims of Hurricane Sandy.” 12-2-2012.
[238] Express-Times (Kathryn Brenzel). Lehigh Valley, PA. “Bethlehem Township, N.J., emergency management coordinator is eighth Superstorm Sandy victim in area, authorities say.” 11-5-2012; NYT. “Hurricane Sandy’s Deadly Toll.” 11-17-2012; Whitney Hess.
[239] Reclassified Dec 3 by the NJ Office of the State Medical Examiner, case number 16120788, as not Sandy-related.
[240] Hess, citing: PhillyBurbs.com, “Edwin M. Jordan and Charlene F. Jordan,” 11-8-2012. Also, “A fire Friday in Willingboro that claimed the lives of a husband, 73, and his wife, 70, is now attributed to Sandy. Power was out when the fire broke out and the couple was possibly using a generator, according to initial law enforcement reports.” Philly.com. (Kummer and Rosenberg). “24 N.J. Sandy deaths from falling trees, drownings, generators.” 11-5-2012.
[241] Courier-Post, NJ. “Willingboro fire victims listed among Sandy deaths, 11-7-2012.
[242] Inquirer, Philadelphia (Amy S. Rosenberg and Frank Kummer). “Sandy victim was a swimmer and a gambler who ignored evacuation warnings.” 11-7-2012.
[243] Star-Ledger, NJ. “Remembering New Jersey’s 40 victims of Hurricane Sandy.” 12-2-2012.
[244] Star-Ledger, NJ. “Remembering New Jersey’s 40 victims of Hurricane Sandy.” 12-2-2012.
[245] Hess. Cites: JeffersonPatch.com (Mennen). “Sandy a ‘Disaster’…Killed Well-Liked Jefferson Man.” 11-3-‘12.
[246] Hess, Whitney. “The People Who Were Killed by Hurricane Sandy.” 11-5-2012.
[247] New York Times. “Hurricane Sandy’s Deadly Toll.” 11-17-2012.
[248] Star-Ledger, NJ. “Remembering New Jersey’s 40 victims of Hurricane Sandy.” 12-2-2012.
[249] Star-Ledger, NJ. “Remembering New Jersey’s 40 victims of Hurricane Sandy.” 12-2-2012.
[250] Hess, citing: Star-Ledger, NJ (Bob Braun, Tomas Dinges, Seth Augenstein). “With deadly fury, Hurricane Sandy claims 12 lives across N.J.” 11-7-2012 update.
[251] Legacy.com. “Bobby McDuffie Obituary.” Also: Star-Ledger, NJ. “With deadly fury, Hurricane Sandy claims 12 lives across N.J.” 11-1-2012. NYT has age as 46 (NYT. “Hurricane Sandy’s Deadly Toll.” 11-17-2012.)
[252] Star-Ledger, NJ. “Remembering New Jersey’s 40 victims of Hurricane Sandy.” 12-2-2012.
[253] Star-Ledger, NJ. “Remembering New Jersey’s 40 victims of Hurricane Sandy.” 12-2-2012.
[254] MyCentralJersey.com. “Sandy takes 2 lives in Middlesex Borough.” 11-8-2012; NYT. “Hurricane Sandy’s Deadly Toll.” 11-17-2012.
[255] New York Times. “Hurricane Sandy’s Deadly Toll.” 11-17-2012; also Whitney Hess.
[256] Star-Ledger, NJ. “Remembering New Jersey’s 40 victims of Hurricane Sandy.” 12-2-2012.
[257] New York Times. “Hurricane Sandy’s Deadly Toll.” 11-17-2012; also Whitney Hess.
[258] MyFoxNY.com (Luke Funk) “Sandy deaths across Tristate region.” 11-13-2012 update.
[259] Hess, citing: Star-Ledger, NJ (Tom Haydon). “Police ID New Brunswick man killed by suspected carbon monoxide poisoning from generator.” 11-1-2012. See, also: NYT. “Hurricane Sandy’s Deadly Toll.” 11-17-2012.
[260] Star-Ledger, NJ. “Remembering New Jersey’s 40 victims of Hurricane Sandy.” 12-2-2012. Whitney Hess. A 11-15-2012 “Sandy Death Toll” table provided via email to Blanchard on Nov 20 from the NJ Attorney General’s office, notes one “cardiac arrest” event related to the hurricane, noting a female, aged 65.
[261] This fatality was from natural causes according to our telephone conversation with the Hunterdon County Medical Examiner on Nov 21. Therefore this death is not included in our fatality count, and is noted here for clarification purposes for those who may believe it to be an omission on our part.
[262] Star-Ledger, NJ (Julia Terruso). “Two killed in storm-related accidents in Hunterdon County.” 11-3-2012.
[263] Hess, citing: Bloomberg News (Laurence Arnold). “William Sword Jr., Investment Banker, Dies in Storm at 61.” 10-31-2012. See, also, NYT. “Hurricane Sandy’s Deadly Toll.” 11-17-2012.
[264] Star-Ledger, NJ. “Remembering New Jersey’s 40 victims of Hurricane Sandy.” 12-2-2012; Whitney Hess.
[265] Examiner.com (Jersey Shore) . “NJ Hurricane Sandy death toll: 4 in Ocean Co., ….” 11-8-2012.
[266] Hess, Whitney. “The People Who Were Killed by Hurricane Sandy.” 11-5-2012.
[267] MyCentralJersey.com. “Sandy takes 2 lives in Middlesex Borough.” 11-8-2012; NYT. “Hurricane Sandy’s Deadly Toll.” 11-17-2012.
[268] Hess, citing: MyCentralJersey.com (Bob Makin). “Retired Edison firefighter dies of carbon monoxide poisoning.” 11-2-2012.
[269] New York Times. “Hurricane Sandy’s Deadly Toll.” 11-17-2012; see, also, Whitney Hess.
[270] Hess, W. “The People…Killed…Sandy.” 11-5-2012. NYT. “Hurricane Sandy’s Deadly Toll.” 11-17-2012.
[271] Hess, Whitney. Also, Associated Press. “Hurricane Sandy death toll tops 100 in U.S.; details on victims from 10 states.” 11-3-2012; Asbury Park Press (AP), NJ. “Sandy’s death toll in NJ grows to 23.” 11-4-2012.
[272] New York Times. “Hurricane Sandy’s Deadly Toll.” 11-17-2012; Whitney Hess.
[273] Philly.com. (Kummer/Rosenberg). “24 N.J. Sandy deaths from falling trees, drownings, generators.” 11-5-2012; WRAL.com, NC. (AP). “Details on the more than 100 victims of superstorm.” 11-3-2012; MyFoxNY.com (Luke Funk) “Sandy deaths across Tristate region.” 11-13-2012 update. Also noted by Hess as an “unidentified man, 93.”
[274] NJ Office of Attorney General. “Hurricane Sandy-related Death Toll (37).” Chart emailed to Wayne Blanchard on 11-20-2012. Name from: Star-Ledger, NJ. “Remembering New Jersey’s 40 victims of…Sandy.” 12-2-2012.
[275] Huffington Post (L. Neumeister). “Hurricane Sandy Deaths: Storm Was Cruel to New York’s Elderly.” 11-3-12.
[276] Hess. See, also, New York Times. “Hurricane Sandy’s Deadly Toll.” 11-17-2012.
[277] DNAinfo.com NY. “Relative of Hurricane Sandy Victim Struggles to Pay for Funeral.” 11-8-2012; cited by Hess.
[278] “Police believe he drowned.” (DNAinfo.com New York (Elizabeth Hagen), “Relative of Hurricane Sandy Victim Struggles to Pay for Funeral,” 11-8-2012).
[279] DNAinfo.com New York (Murray Weiss, Aldan Gardiner, Victoria Bekiempis). “Hurricane Sandy’s Death Toll in New York Climbs to 43.” 11-11-2012.
[280] New York Times. “Mapping Hurricane Sandy’s Deadly Toll.” 11-17-2012; see, also, Whitney Hess.
[281] Hess, citing: Jewish Daily Forward (Josh Nathan-Kazis). “Childhood Friends Die Together in Sandy.” 11-2-12.
[282] DNAinfo.com “Hurricane Sandy’s Death Toll in New York Climbs to 43.” 11-11-2012.
[283] Hess, Whitney. “The People Who Were Killed by Hurricane Sandy.” 11-5-2012. This is not a fatality, however, on the NYC Medical Examiner’s Office listing on Sandy-related fatalities (Blanchard phone call to NYC Medical Examiner’s Office on November 12). Confirmed 2-19-2013 with PIO Borakove.
[284] New York Times. “Hurricane Sandy’s Deadly Toll.” 11-17-2012.
[285] Hess, citing: DailyMail.co.uk (Helen Pow). “Family’s heartbreak as ‘iron-willed’ great-grandmother of seven dies when Hurricane Sandy cuts power to her oxygen machine – and he backup tank springs a leak.” 11-1-2012.
[286] Wall, Patrick. “Kips Bay Great-Grandmother Dies After Sandy Cuts Power to Oxygen Machine.” 10-31-2012. See, also: CBS New York. “Information Released on NYC Residents Who Died in Superstorm Sandy,” 10-31-2012, which starts with “Police have released the identities and information on the deaths of many of the 32 people who lost their lives to Superstorm Sandy in New York City. The following information is according to police unless otherwise noted.” Herminia St. John is the third name down on the listing.
[287] Hess. At 90 Broad street. (DNAinfo.com “Hurricane Sandy’s Death Toll in New York Climbs to 43.” 11-11-2012.
[288] New York Times. “Mapping Hurricane Sandy’s Deadly Toll.” 11-17-2012.
[289] Empire Parking Garage,. (DNAinfo.com “Hurricane Sandy’s Death Toll in New York Climbs to 43.” 11-11-2012); NYT (J. David Goodman). “Stuck Underground, as Water Rose to the Ceiling.” 11-14-2012; Hess.
[290] Hess, citing: NYT (N.R. Kleinfield, Michael Powell). “In Storm Deaths, Mystery, Fate and Bad Timing.” 10-30-2012; see, also, New York Times. “Mapping Hurricane Sandy’s Deadly Toll.” 11-17-2012.
[291] Queens Chronicle (Domenick Rafter). “Hurricane death toll stands at 10 in boro. 7 die in Rockaways from storm surge.” 11-8-2012.
[292] Hess, citing: Times Ledger (Christina Santucci). “Howard Beach senior drowns in non-flood zone.” 11-2-2012. However, a 7-1-2013 email to Blanchard from Ellen Borakove, Director, Public Affairs, Office of Chief Medical Examiner, NYC, confirms earlier reports that this death was due to “natural causes – aortic dissection & rupture.”
[293] Hess, citing: Daily Beast (Michael Daly), “Rockaway Mailman Rick Gold Killed in Storm and Mourned on His Route,” 9-12-2012.
[294] 511 Beach 133rd street. “The medical examiner determined that he drowned.” (DNAinfo.com “Hurricane Sandy’s Death Toll in New York Climbs to 43.” 11-11-2012.)
[295] New York Times. “Mapping Hurricane Sandy’s Deadly Toll.” 11-17-2012.
[296] Hess, citing: Huffington Post (Ben Hallman), “After Death in Rockaways During Hurricane Sandy, A Question: Why Stay?”, 11-3-2012. See, also: DNAinfo.com “Hurricane Sandy’s Death Toll in New York Climbs to 43.” 11-11-2012; New York Times. “Hurricane Sandy’s Deadly Toll.” 11-17-2012.
[297] Huffington Post (Hallman), “After Death in Rockaways During Hurricane Sandy…Why Stay?”, 11-3-2012.
[298] New York Times. “Mapping Hurricane Sandy’s Deadly Toll.” 11-17-2012.
[299] Hess, citing: Times Ledger (Joe ANuta), Queens, NY. “Felled tree kills Flushing man.” 11-2-2012.
[300] Times Ledger (Bianca Fortis) Queens. “Rockaway man identified as 44th Hurricane victim.” 6-30-2013.
[301] Hess, citing: DNAinfo.com New York (Murray Weiss and Aidan Gardiner). “Hurricane Sandy’s Death Toll in New York Climbs to 41.” 11-9-2012.
[302] New York Times. “Mapping Hurricane Sandy’s Deadly Toll.” 11-17-2012.
[303] DNAinfo.com “Hurricane Sandy’s Death Toll in New York Climbs to 43.” 11-11-2012.
[304] Hess, citing: NYDailyNews. (Clare Trapasso, Joe Kemp). “Sandy death toll includes a woman killed by mirror.” 11-7-2012; NYT. “Mapping Hurricane Sandy’s Deadly Toll.” 11-17-2012.
[305] Queens Chronicle (Domenick Rafter). “Hurricane death toll stands at 10 in boro. 7 die in Rockaways from storm surge.” 11-8-2012.
[306] Hess, citing: Hollywood Reporter. “Cyndi Lauper’s 90-Year-Old Uncle Died in Hurricane Sandy.” 11-7-2012;
[307] Address was 426 Beach 136th street according to DNAinfo.com “Hurricane Sandy’s Death Toll in New York Climbs to 43.” 11-11-2012); see, also, NYT. “Mapping Hurricane Sandy’s…Toll.” 11-17-2012.
[308] Hess. “The People Who Were Killed…Sandy.” 11-5-2012.
[309] 420 Beach 69th street near Gouverneur Avenue. “He drowned, the medical examiner said. His landlord had knocked on the door of his first floor home and tried to call him before the storm, but couldn’t reach Toussaint. Neighbors said the former Kennedy airport worker who walked with a cane probably didn’t evacuate because he reluctantly did so for last year’s Hurricane Irene which didn’t turn out to be that severe.” ( DNAinfo.com “Hurricane Sandy’s Death Toll in New York Climbs to 43.” 11-11-2012.)
[310] Hess. 325 Beach 87th street. (DNAinfo.com “Hurricane Sandy’s Death Toll in [NY] Climbs to 43.” 11-11-2012.)
[311] New York Times. “Mapping Hurricane Sandy’s Deadly Toll.” 11-17-2012
[312] 638 Hunter Avenue. (DNAinfo.com “Hurricane Sandy’s Death Toll in New York Climbs to 43.” 11-11-2012.)
[313] Hess, citing: DNAinfo.com New York (Mathew Katz and Nicholas Rizzi). “Hurricane Sandy Takes Deadly Toll on Staten Island’s Vulnerable Seniors.” 11-3-2012.
[314] “…found Friday Nov. 2 unconscious and unresponsive at 1025 Olympia Blvd., in New Dorp, police said. They were pronounced dead at the scene and the medical examiner determined that they both drowned.” (DNAinfo.com “Hurricane Sandy’s Death Toll in New York Climbs to 43.” 11-11-2012.).
[315] Hess, citing: Silive.com (Staten Island Advance, John M. Annese). “NYPD releases names of Staten Island siblings believed killed by Hurricane Sandy.” 11-4-2012). NYT. “Hurricane Sandy’s Deadly Toll.” 11-17-2012.
[316] DNAinfo.com “Hurricane Sandy’s Death Toll in New York Climbs to 43.” 11-11-2012.
[317] “The medical examiner determined that they both had drowned.” (DNAinfo.com “Hurricane Sandy’s Death Toll in New York Climbs to 43.” 11-11-2012).
[318] Hess, citing: Times-Picayune, New Orleans, LA (Naomi Martin). “Gretna school principal copes with grandparents’ drowning deaths in Hurricane Sandy.” 11-4-2012.
[319] Hess has age as 62.
[320] Retired clerk for the Police Dept. according to: NYT. “Mapping Hurricane Sandy’s Deadly Toll.” 11-17-2012.
[321] 162 Kiswick Avenue. (DNAinfo.com “Hurricane Sandy’s(DNAinfo.com “Hurricane Sandy’s Death Toll in New York Climbs to 43.” 11-11-2012.) Death Toll in New York Climbs to 43.” 11-11-2012.)
[322] Hess, citing: Silive.com (Staten Island Advance). “Eugene Contrubis, 62. Lost to Hurricane Sandy.” 11-4-2012.
[323] Hess, citing: NYDailyNews (C. Boyle). “SI family robbed during Irene suffers tragedy during Sandy.” 11-2-2012
[324] New York Times. “Mapping Hurricane Sandy’s Deadly Toll.” 11-17-2012.
[325] Hess, citing: Silive.com (Staten Island Advance). “John K. Filipowicz, 51. Lost to Hurricane Sandy.” 11-2-2012.
[326] DNAinfo.com “Hurricane Sandy’s Death Toll in New York Climbs to 43.” 11-11-2012.)
[327] Hess, citing: DNAinfo.com New York (Mathew Katz and Nicholas Rizzi). “Hurricane Sandy Takes Deadly Toll on Staten Island’s Vulnerable Seniors.” 11-3-2012; NYT, “Mapping Hurricane Sandy’s Deadly Toll,” 11-17-2012.
[328] Hess; CBS NY. “Sandy Claims Life of Off-Duty S.I. Police Officer Who Rescued His Family.” 10-30-2012.
[329] New York Times. “Mapping Hurricane Sandy’s Deadly Toll.” 11-17-2012.
[330] New York Times. “Mapping Hurricane Sandy’s Deadly Toll.” 11-17-2012.
[331] New York Times (Kirk Semple and Joseph Goldstein). “Officers ‘Risked Their Lives’ Making Rescues on Staten Island, Police Say.” 11-11-2012.
[332] Hess, citing: Silive.com (Staten Island Advance). “Leonard Montalto, 53. Lost to Hurricane Sandy.” 11-4-2012.
[333] “After her home lost power, the boy’s mother packed them into a blue Ford Explorer and headed toward relatives in Brooklyn, police said. But flood waters stalled the SUV near the 400-block of Fr. Capodanno Boulevard, so she and her two boys left it to find help. Her boys were swept away and she wasn’t able to find them in stormy dark. The medical examiner determined that both had drowned.” (DNAinfo.com “Hurricane Sandy’s Death Toll in New York Climbs to 43.” 11-11-2012.)
[334] Hess, citing: Huffington Post (Eileen A. J. Connelly, AP). “Brandon and Connor Moore, Missing Staten Island Brothers, Found Dead after Hurricane Sandy.” 11-1-2012.
[335] New York Times. “Mapping Hurricane Sandy’s Deadly Toll.” 11-17-2012.
[336] New York Times. “Mapping Hurricane Sandy’s Deadly Toll.” 11-17-2012.
[337] Hess, citing: New York Daily News (Christina Boyle). “State Island resident Diane Norris survives surge from Hurricane Sandy, but watches as 89-year-old mother dies as house is flooded.” 11-1-2012; Staten Island Advance (Stephanie Slepian). “Staten Island casualties grow to 7 in the wake of Hurricane Sandy,” 10-31-2012.
[338] 70 New Lane. “He was taken to Staten Island University North Hospital where he was later pronounced dead.” (DNAinfo.com “Hurricane Sandy’s Death Toll in New York Climbs to 43.” 11-11-2012.)
[339] Hess, citing: Silive.com (Staten Island Advance). “Retired firefighter is Staten Island’s 20th confirmed Hurricane Sandy-related death.” 11-2-2012; Hess, Whitney. “The People Who Were Killed by Hurricane Sandy.” 11-5-2012.
[340] Discovered by police “floating in a pool of water just within the front door of his home at 787 Nugent Avenue.” (DNAinfo.com “Hurricane Sandy’s Death Toll in New York Climbs to 43.” 11-11-2012.)
[341] Hess, citing: Daily Beast (Paula Szuchman). “Sandy Cripple the East Coast.” 11-3-2012.
[342] New York Times. “Mapping Hurricane Sandy’s Deadly Toll.” 11-17-2012.
[343] Hess. According to DNAinfo her home was at 158 Grimsby Avenue.
[344] DNAinfo.com “Hurricane Sandy’s Death Toll in New York Climbs to 43.” 11-11-2012.
[345] Hess, citing: DNAinfo.com “Hurricane Sandy’s Death Toll in New York Climbs to 43.” 11-11-2012; Silive.com (Staten Island Advance). “Storm was cruel to elderly, including Staten Islanders, who declined evacuation.” 11-3-12.
[346] Hess, citing: Silive.com, “Andrew Sammarco, 61. Lost to Hurricane Sandy.” 11-3-2012.
[347] Hess, citing: Silive.com. Staten Island. “Beatrice Spagnuolo, 79. Lost to Hurricane Sandy.” 11-4-2012.
[348] GlenCovePatch (Micah Danney), “Deadly Blaze Claims Neighbor,” 11-8-2012 (cited by Hess). See, also: NYT, “Hurricane Sandy’s Deadly Toll.” 11-17-2012.
[349] USA Today (Beckenstein / Grossman). “Relief efforts shower down on Sandy-struck Long Island.” 11-4-2012.
[350] NBC News (Andrew Mach). “Sandy’s silent killer: Carbon monoxide claims another victim.” 11-8-2012.
[351] Hess, Whitney. See, also: New York Times. “Hurricane Sandy’s Deadly Toll.” 11-17-2012.
[352] New York Times. “Hurricane Sandy’s Deadly Toll.” 11-17-2012.
[353] Hess, citing: Newsday, Long Island, NY. “Sandy death toll on LI reaches five.” 10-31-2012.
[354] New York Times. “Hurricane Sandy’s Deadly Toll.” 11-17-2012; Whitney Hess, 11-5-2012.
[355] Hess. Also, Roslyn News, NY (Joe Scotchie). “Sandy Wrecks Havoc on Roslyn.” 11-9-2012.
[356] USA Today (J. Beckenstein, C. Grossman). “Relief efforts shower down on Sandy-struck Long Island.” 11-4-12.
[357] New York Times. “Hurricane Sandy’s Deadly Toll.” 11-17-2012.
[358] Hess, Whitney. “The People Who Were Killed by Hurricane Sandy.” 11-5-2012.
[359] New York Times. “Hurricane Sandy’s Deadly Toll.” 11-17-2012.
[360] Newsday (Kevin Deutsch and Tania Lopez). “Cops: Tree kills man, woman in separate incidents.” 11-6-2012.
[361] Wall Street Journal (AP). “SC tree trimmer killed in Long Island mishap.” 11-15-2012 update.
[362] Hess, citing: Newsday (Patricia Kitchen). “Bay Shore man is sixth Sandy-related fatality.” 11-1-2012.
[363] New York Times. “Hurricane Sandy’s Deadly Toll.” 11-17-2012.
[364] Hess, citing: SmithtownPatch. “Man Killed Trimming Trees Behind Hauppauge Diner.” 11-6-2012; New York Times. “Mapping Hurricane Sandy’s Deadly Toll.” 11-17-2012.
[365] Hess. Also, Newsday, Long Island, NY (Gary Dymski). “2nd man killed by falling tree.” 10-30-2012; New York Times. “Hurricane Sandy’s Deadly Toll.” 11-17-2012.
[366] Hess; Huffington Post. “Vishwaja Muppa, Stony Brook Student, Killed in Sandy-Related Car Crash.” 11-2-’12.
[367] New York Times. “Mapping Hurricane Sandy’s Deadly Toll.” 11-17-2012; EastHamptonPatch. “Police Say Woman Fell Victim to Hurricane.” 10-31-2012.
[368] Hess, citing: ABC News (Kevin Dolak). “Superstorm Sandy Deaths: 2 NY Boys Killed by Downed Tree.” 10-30-2012. See, also: New York Times. “Mapping Hurricane Sandy’s Deadly Toll.” 11-17-2012.
[369] Hess, Whitney; also, Lohudcom. “Jeffrey Chanin’s relatives, friends plan help for family.” 11-2-2012.
[370] Daily Voice, Yonkers (M. Bultman). “Yonkers Man Dies After Car Hits Fallen Tree in Greenburgh.” 10-30-2012; New York Times. “Mapping Hurricane Sandy’s Deadly Toll.” 11-17-2012.
[371] Hess, citing: Times Herald-Record (Pauline Liu) Middletown, NY. “Kerhonkson resort owner killed checking property for damage,” 10-31-2012. See, also, NYT. “Mapping Hurricane Sandy’s Deadly Toll.” 11-17-2012.
[372] Though another article has Ms. Stapleford’s death due to CO poisoning also. (New York Times. “Mapping Hurricane Sandy’s Deadly Toll.” 11-17-2012.
[373] Whitney Hess, citing: .NYDailyNews.com (C. Wells). “Generator blamed in elderly couple’s death.” 11-6-2012.
[374] Hess, cites: Carteret County News-Times, NC (H. Outland). “Search suspended for Bounty captain.” 11-2-2012.
[375] Hess, citing, MyFox8.com (Joe Borlik and M. Carr). “Surry County man killed in wreck identified.” 10-30-2012.
[376] Hess, citing, LimaOhio.com (Sarah Stemen). “Bluffton man dies in snowy Putnam wreck.” 10-31-2012.
[377] Hess, citing: Wauseon Reporter, OH (Forrest Church), “Tina M. Goodwin (1956-2012),” 11-2-2012.
[378] Times-Tribune, Scranton, PA. “Two storm-related deaths reported in Wayne County.” 11-3-2012; W. Hess.
[379] Hess, citing: LowerMacungiePatch. “Funeral Set for Hurricane Sandy Victim.” 11-4-2012.
[380] Times-Tribune, Scranton, PA. “Two storm-related deaths reported in Wayne County.” 11-3-2012; W. Hess.
[381] Hess, cites: BethwoodPatch (Davis Dunavin). “State Rep Candidate’s Mother Dies in Sandy-Related Accident.” 11-1-2012. See, also: NYT (Kleinfield and Powell). “In Storm Deaths, Mystery, Fate and Bad Timing.” 10-30-2012.
[382] Hess, citing: LowerMacungiePatch, “Obituary: Tammy Kerosetz, 48, of Macungie,” 11-3-2012. Her home was “of the 3600 block of Schoenick Road.” (LehighValleyLive.com (Precious Petty of The Express-Times). “Superstorm Sandy, its aftermath claim lives of two Lehigh County women.” 10-31-2012.)
[383] WPVI-TV, Philadelphia. “Bucks County residents regroup after Sandy’s impact.” 10-31-2012.
[384] Roebuck, Jeremy, Alfred Lubrano, Bill Reed. “Pennsylvania suburbs still have a way to recover;” Philadelphia Inquirer, 11-1-2012; PhillyBurbs.com. “Mother, daughter die in Bensalem storm-related fire.” 11-1-2012; 1-6-2013 Blanchard phone conversation with Bucks County Fire Marshall Sponheimer.
[385] Hess, citing: LehighValleyLive.com (Pamela Sroka-Holzmann, The Express Times). “Wind Gap teen dies after all – terrain vehicle crash during Monday’s storm, coroner says.” 10-30-2012.
[386] Hess. Apartment was in condominium in the 600 block of Charlestown Road. JournalRegister.com. (Carl Rotenberg). “Hurricane Sandy: woman dies of carbon monoxide poisoning from emergency generator.” 10-30-2012.
[387] Hess, citing: CBS Philly. “Carbon Monoxide to Blame for Grandfather’s Death, Hospitalization of 2 other Family Members.” 11-2-2012. From PAhomepage (Shannon Murphy). “Carbon County Man Dies of Carbon Monoxide Poisoning.” 10-30-2012: “The Carbon County coroner confirmed that a 66 year old man was pronounced dead Tuesday afternoon due to carbon monoxide toxicity. Authorities say he was running a generator in his garage to power his home [Patten Circle, in the Valley View Estates] after losing electricity… There were several other people inside the home. They were all taken to Lehigh Valley Hospital to be treated for [CO] poisoning.”
[388] Hess, citing: LehighValleyLive.com (Precious Petty). “Superstorm Sandy victim from South Whitehall Township was ‘amazing woman,’ neighbor says.” 10-31-2012. See, also: Associated Press. “A look at key storm developments in Pennsylvania.” York Daily Record, PA. 11-3-2012.
[389] Hess, citing: Huffington Post. “Matthew Stahl, 8, Dies in Hurricane Sandy While Checking on Family’s Calves.” 11-2-2012. See, also: ABC27.com (Myles Snyder). “9 Pa. deaths linked to Hurricane Sandy.” 10-31-2012.
[390] Hess, citing: UpperMacungiePatch. “Man Killed Removing Storm Debris in Upper Milford.” 11-5-2012. See, also: Morning Call, Allentown, PA. “Hurricane Sandy brings two more deaths to Lehigh Valley; nearly 200,000 customers remain without power.” 10-31-2012. Because Mr. Tyson was not one of the 15 hurricane-related fatalities being reported by the State Medical Examiner’s Officer, we communicated on Nov 20 with the Lehigh County Coroner’s Office. It was stated that their Office does have Mr. Tyson’s death listed as “weather-related” and the officer I talked with stated he considered the death to be hurricane Sandy-related.
[391] Hess, citing: The Morning Call, legacy.com. “Thomas Unger Obituary.” 11-6-2012.
[392] CNN. “Superstorm Sandy’s victims.” 11-8-2012; Township of Spring Fire Department. “Carbon Monoxide Safety Tips.” 11-1-2012, citing WFMZ69 News; see, also, Whitney Hess.
[393] CNN. “Superstorm Sandy’s victims.” 11-8-2012; Morning Call, PA (Manuel Gamiz Jr.). “Upper Macungie man becomes area’s sixth storm-related death.” 11-2-2012; Hess.
[394] Our Nov 20 phone conv. with PA Med. Exam. Of. disclosed this death is no longer considered hurricane-related.
[395] ABC27 (Myles Snyder). “12 Pa. deaths linked to Hurricane Sandy.” 11-1-2012.
[396] Hess, Citing: Church Hill People’s News, “Fatal accident on Mosby Street,” 10-30-2012.
[397] Hess, citing: Charleston Gazette, WV (AP). “Webster County woman is state’s sixth Sandy death.” 11-1-2012. A later report, however, notes that this death “was removed…[from] West Virginia’s list of Superstorm Sandy victims…after authorities determined she died of natural causes.” (Associated Press. “Mountain State adds two, removes one from list of Sandy’s victims.” Times-News, Cumberland, MD, 11-26-2012.)
[398] WVNSTV 59 News (Douglas Fritz). “Raleigh County Storm Victim Identified. 11-2-2012.
[399] Whitney Hess. Also, Record Delta, Buckhannon, WV. “Storm claims life in Upshur County. 11-4-2012.
[400] Hess, citing: Charleston Daily Mail, WV. “WV House of Delegates candidate killed because of storm, still on ballet.” 10-31-2012.
[401] Hess, citing: WBOY.com 12 News. “WV-32 Closed South of Davis Due to Fatal Vehicle Accident.” 10-29-2012; ABC News (AP). “Details on the More than 100 Victims of Superstorm.” 11-4-2012.
[402] Hess, Whitney. “The People Who Were Killed by Hurricane Sandy.” 11-5-2012.
[403] Batty, Kenneth T. E-WV, The West Virginia Encyclopedia. “Snowstorm of October 2012.” 1-22-2013.
[404] “When not adjusted for inflation, population and wealth normalization. Sandy ranks sixth when accounting for
those factors (records of costliest cyclones began in 1900).”
[405] See, also: Newsday (John Valenti). “Motorcyclist, 20, killed in Sandy-related crash.” 10-31-2012.