Alpharetta Police Investigate Storm-Related Fatality
An elderly woman apparently crawled into a drain pipe in fear of the storm.
Alpharetta police are investigating a storm-related fatality from Friday night's severe weather. Patricia Barnette, 83, was found dead in a creek near her home, having apparently first climbed into a drain pipe in fear of the storm. Late in the evening at the height of the severe weather hitting the city, the Alpharetta 911 center took a call from a man saying his elderly wife was missing. The last contact the husband had with his wife is when she told her husband she was going to take shelter in a closet due to the weather, according to George Gordon, spokesman for the Alpharetta Department of Public Safety. Alpharetta police officers responded to the scene and began to search the area. At the same time, Alpharetta dispatchers contacted …
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