UK snow: Woman, 75, freezes to death under car as Storm Emma hits Britain
A 75-YEAR-OLD woman became the first elderly victim of the ‘Beast from the East’ today after her body was found near her home in West Yorkshire.
The unnamed pensioner was found lying under a car by a commuter in Farsley, near Leeds, this morning.
Temperatures had plummeted to minus six degrees Celsius when her body was discovered.
Police said they were not treating the death as suspicious but are appealing for witnesses as they say the woman may have been confused.
She had reportedly wandered off from sheltered accommodation where she lived with her husband.
Officers fought against heavy snow as they erected a forensics tent around the vehicle where the body was found.
Detective Inspector James Entwistle, of Leeds District CID, said: "We are currently carrying out enquiries into the circumstances but at this stage there is nothing to suggest her death is suspicious.
"We have established the woman's identity and are in contact with her family.
"We would like to hear from anyone who saw her in the area at any time prior to her being found this morning. She may have appeared confused."
Anyone with information is asked to contact Leeds District CID by calling 101 and quoting log number 191 of March 1.
Freezing temperatures and thick snow continue to grip Britain since the mercury plummeted on Tuesday.
Ten people have died since the ‘Beast from the East’ weather front hit and forecasters are warning of more snow to come as Storm Emma whips in from the Channel.
Today, a seven-year-old girl was killed in Cornwall after a car collided with a house.
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The child is believed to have been walking when the Nissan hit the building in the coastal town of Looe.
Meanwhile, a 46-year-old man died after his van was involved in a collision with a lorry on the A34 southbound in Newbury.
Police attended the incident near Tot Hill services shortly after 7am this morning and found the van driver dead and his passenger with “life-changing” injuries.