During the recent period, the United States has encountered a once-in-a-century cold wave, especially in the western New York area. Blizzards have affected the lives of countless people.
3-year-old Anndel, a student nurse who grew up in Charlotte, moved west to Buffalo, New York, earlier this year to care for her elderly father.
Just last Friday, the day before Christmas Eve, Anndel got off work at 3 p.m., but on her way home from get off work, her car was stuck in the heavy snow.
At about 4:15 p.m., she posted a video in the family group of the four sisters, which said She filmed the heavy snow in the car, and then she cursed:
"Damn! Trapped in the snowstorm!"
At around 6 p.m., when they saw Anndel trapped in the snow, the sisters responded to messages with smiles to comfort her.
Sylvia:
"I laughed so hard, I wish you peace, sisters!"
"Have you seen the episode where Spongebob delivers pizza? This is the weather in it."
Anndel:
"My car has been stuck here since 3pm. The snow has covered the tires and is almost reaching the exhaust. It's so fucking crazy!"
Sylvia:
"Do you have any way to keep warm?"
Nequa:
"Are you still in the car?"
"Get out quickly, don't get trapped in there."
Anndel:
"It's okay, I've been clearing the snow in and out.
I just called the fire brigade. They sent a police officer to come look for me, but I don't know when they will arrive. "
Nequa:
"wow"
"Did you park your car next to the house? "
Originally the four sisters thought that this was just an unexpected "little easter egg" before Christmas.
Another two hours passed, and at around 8 pm, Anndel still did not come home, and they began to panic.
Sylvia:
"Aren't you home yet, honey?"
Anndel:
"Sorry, yes."
Nequa:
"Can you turn on the heater?"
Anndel:
"Yes, I can, but it looks like I have to spend the night in the car tonight, and I don't know how long I can keep the heater on.
I'm so angry, ladies. My car door is almost blocked by snow."
Tommie:
"What the hell! No one has picked you up yet? The police have been waiting on the road for two hours?"
Anndel:
"No, they are trapped too."
"And I'm calling the police here, and it's been busy for 22 minutes."
Tommie:
"What's this! Aren't you saying that the New York State Police are awesome!"
As the wind and snow got heavier, the atmosphere in the chat group became more and more solemn.
By 9 o'clock in the evening, the sisters in the group were already getting a little anxious.
Anndel:
"I open the car window every time the wind stops, but I couldn't open it just now."
Sylvia:
"Hmm , hasn’t the call been connected yet? "
Anndel:
" Yeah, the operator was connecting me to the fire department, but they wouldn't answer. "
" The firefighters seemed to have gone out, and they said they would send someone over."
Sylvia:
" problem solved? "
Anndel:
"No... If they haven't arrived before 11 o'clock, I will go to bed. "
Sylvia:
"They'd better be there. "
At about 11 o'clock at night, the four sisters were anxious and tired, but there was no other way. They could only persuade Anndel to sleep first and wait until the next day to find a way to go home.
Nequa:
"Is anyone coming? "
Anndel:
" No, I'm still here, I'm going to sleep. I kept dozing off. "
" If I keep driving this car like this, I will have to walk home in the snow tomorrow, damn. "
"I will leave at dawn. "
Nequa:
"Oh my god, okay, go to sleep.
Remember to call us when you wake up. "
Then Anndel sent another video. At this time, she was cold, hungry and tired, and she had almost given up...
"Oh, look...it's almost waist deep. "
The next day, that is, early on Christmas Eve, the sisters immediately called to ask about Anndel's situation, but no one answered...
Nequa:
"Are you okay? ? ? "
"Have any of you spoken to Anndel? ? "
Tommie:
" No, she didn't reply to the message. "
Nequa:
" I called three times. "
Tommie:
" No one answered? "
Nequa:
" Right. "
Sylvia:
" I typed it too, same thing. "
After discovering that no one could contact Anndel, the sisters had a bad feeling.
They tracked the location of Anndel's mobile phone and found out Now that she was standing still and not moving, the sisters were even more panicked...
They quickly posted Anndel's situation online, hoping that some kindhearted people or passing residents could provide clues about her.
In panic, they spent the most terrifying Christmas Eve in their lives.
At 9 o'clock in the evening, someone finally sent them the news -
The most unfortunate thing happened.
A woman discovered Anndel’s body, searched for relevant information on the Internet, and finally contacted the family.
The woman showed them Anndel’s body sleeping in the car via video and then told them: Anndel was as frozen as an ice sculpture...
But no one expected that Anndel's body would stay in the car like this all night.
It was not until 7 o'clock on Christmas night that the police finally arrived belatedly and took away Anndel's body.
Anndel’s mother was very angry about her daughter’s death.
She said she and the children were very angry that her daughter’s body was It was discovered by passers-by, not the police.
She felt that Anndel might have died of carbon monoxide poisoning in her sleep rather than freezing to death, but in any case, if the police could have found her earlier to help, Anndel would not have lost her life before Christmas. In any case, this was a dereliction of duty by the police.
Now,
netizens have raised more than $40,000 for Anndel’s family to help her family pay for funeral expenses and living expenses.
For this family, Christmas has lost its meaning of joy and reunion...
So far, this heavy snow has caused the death of at least 65 people, and Anndel is just one of them.
I can only hope that the cold wave will end soon and there will be no new tragedies ...
