A girl who had been reported lacking early Saturday in Emporia, Kansas, was discovered useless Sunday, officers stated. Rebecca Rauber, 28, “may have succumbed to hypothermia early on in her disappearance as she was covered in snow due to the snowstorm that became heavy on Saturday, January 24th,” in line with a release from town.
“We want to thank our community for the outpouring of care and assistance during this situation,” town stated. “Our hearts and prayers are truly with the Rauber family.”
Kansas Gov. Laura Kelly declared a state of catastrophe emergency on Friday, forward of the storm.
Across the nation, not less than seven individuals have died in the course of the coldest temperatures of the winter.