Buffalo woman, 22, dies in blizzard after sending chilling final video to family on way home from work – NewsPounds

A 22-year-old girl has died in the historic Buffaloblizzard after she despatched a chilling final video to her family on her way home from work.

Anndel Taylor was driving home on Friday afternoon when her automotive grew to become stranded in the snow.

She remained trapped contained in the automotive for round 18 hours whereas Winter Storm Elliot raged on throughout her, her family mentioned.

Throughout these terrifying hours, the 22-year-old instructed her family members she was “scared” and despatched two chilling movies capturing the acute blizzard blowing round her.

The primary video, despatched to her family group chat at round 4.15pm ET on Friday, exhibits the windshields of her automotive fully lined in snow.

She despatched a second video simply after midnight on Christmas Eve the place she lowered her window barely to reveal the thick snow and blizzard situations outdoors.

Taylor’s sister Shawnequa Brown instructed WCOS that she “was telling my sister that she was scared”.

Someday later, the family – who’re primarily based in Charlotte, North Carolina – misplaced contact together with her.

Hours later, the 22-year-old was discovered lifeless inside her automotive – changing into one of many 28 and counting victims killed by the acute climate in the western metropolis in New York state.

Taylor’s family mentioned that neither they nor the 22-year-old realised how a lot hazard she was in.

“I don’t know if any of us actually knew how severe it was, we didn’t see the information, we didn’t actually know what was going on in Buffalo,” Ms Brown mentioned.

Her mom Wanda Brown Steele instructed the native outlet that her daughter had known as 911 and was ready for emergency providers to reply.

However, after they had been unable to attain her in the treacherous situations, Taylor as a substitute deliberate to sleep via the storm after which head home by foot when it handed.

Whereas her reason behind loss of life is but to be confirmed, Ms Steele believes her daughter died from carbon monoxide poisoning after snow blocked the exhaust pipe.

Taylor’s different sister Tomeshia Brown voiced her frustration that first responders had been unable to attain her earlier than it was too late.

“I really feel like everyone that attempted to get to her received caught. Hearth division, police, everyone received caught,” she mentioned.

“Why didn’t they’ve chains on their tires? This can be a state that’s identified for snow.”

Taylor had solely moved again to New York this 12 months to look after her father after she moved to Charlotte together with her family on the age of two.

Now, her family is left to spend the remainder of the vacations with out her, with the 22-year-old’s presents nonetheless ready for her below the tree. They’ve launched a GoFundMe to assist with memorial bills.

Taylor is one among no less than 28 individuals who have to this point died on account of the historic winter storm battering Buffalo in one of many coldest Christmas storms on report.

New York Governor Kathy Hochul described the realm as “a warfare zone” with officers warning the loss of life toll may climb greater as folks and vehicles stay stranded.

President Joe Biden has now authorized an emergency declaration and authorised FEMA to ship in assets to assist the state.

Whereas Buffalo has been hardest-hit by the acute climate wrought by Storm Elliot, a complete of 56 deaths have additionally been confirmed throughout the nation.

Vacation journey has additionally been plunged into chaos with round 20,000 flights cancelled throughout the lengthy weekend in accordance to FlightAware.com.

Airways are nonetheless struggling to get again on schedule with round 2,800 flights grounded as of Tuesday morning.