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Kentucky Winter Storm Deaths Rise to 14 After Two More Confirmed

The state will reopen its relief fund to provide $10,000 for funeral costs to families of confirmed victims.

Overview

  • Gov. Andy Beshear reported two additional fatalities, a 73-year-old man in Ballard County and a 64-year-old man in Hart County.
  • The confirmed statewide death toll stands at 14 from the recent winter storm, spanning multiple counties.
  • The Team Kentucky Emergency Relief Fund will issue $10,000 to each family of those confirmed to have died for funeral expenses.
  • At least two deaths have been ruled hypothermia, including a 72-year-old woman in Whitley County and 56-year-old Ricky Marshall in Louisville.
  • Officials say additional deaths are under review for possible storm links as temperatures remain dangerously low.