Wednesday, March 7, 2012

Tornado Death Toll Rises

{Somerset, Kentucky}...Officials say the death of a Pulaski County woman found in a closet after deadly tornadoes swept through the state last week has raised the death toll to 23 in Kentucky. Somerset Police Lt. Shannon Smith says officers found 74 year old Helen Placke in a closet in her home Monday. Smith says the closet door handle had apparently fallen off, trapping Placke inside. Police believe Placke was hiding during the storms that passed through the area.