The Oklahoma medical examiner’s office says it has positively identified all 24 people who were killed by Monday’s massive tornado.
The dead include 10 children, two infants and 12 adults. The babies were aged four and seven months.
“Our hearts go out to all the people affected by this tragedy,” Amy Elliott of the state medical examiner’s office said in an email detailing the revised breakdown of the official death toll.
Yesterday, we gave you a partial list of the deceased. Below, see all 24 victims that perished in the deadly storm. We send our prayers and condolences to Moore, OK.
– Sydney Angle, 9
– Hemant Bhonde, 65
- – Richard Brown, 41
- – Antonia Candelaria, 9
- – Emily Conatzer, 9
- – Kyle Davis, 8
- – Case Futrell, 4 months
- – Megan Futrell, 29
– JaNae Hornsby, 9
- – Leslie Johnson, 46
- – Rick Jones, 54
- – Christopher Legg, 9
- – Terri Long, 49
- – Nicolas McCabe, 9
- – Jenny Neely, 38
- – Cindy Plumley, 45
- – Shannon Quick, 40
- – Tewauna Robinson, 45
- – William Sass, 63
- – Randy Smith, 39
- – Gina Stromski, 51
- – Karrina Vargyas, 4
- – Sydnee Vargyas, 7 months
- – Deanna Ward, 70
The medical examiners office revealed that the preliminary cause of death for the victims was blunt force trauma or asphyxiation. Both babies died of head trauma.
As residents of Moore begin their healing process, an assessment of the suburb has suggested that the deadly tornado left an estimated $2 billion in damage. The twister ripped through 13,000 structures and left 50,000 people without power.
President Obama is scheduled to visit on Sunday.
We’ll keep you updated on the latest.
SOURCE: Telegraph
