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Coroner: 3 die shoveling snow in Schuylkill County

By Amy MarchianoRepublican & HeraldThree people died this week from snow-related causes in Schuylkill County, county Coroner Dr. David J. Moylan III said Wednesday.He said all three died of apparent heart attacks while shoveling snow.Two men were from Ringtown, while a woman was from Wayne Township. All three were found outside and pronounced dead. Family members of the men found them outside. One of the men died Tuesday, while the other died Wednesday.Moylan did not release the names of the men because he did not know if their next-of-kin had been notified.State police found the woman, Anna Heffner, 83, after responding to a welfare check.Schuylkill County Deputy Coroner Deb Detweiler pronounced the woman dead at 2:27 p.m. State police and Detweiler had to trudge through a lot of snow to get to the house.“We were in snow up to our knees,” she said.A shovel was found under the woman’s body. Detweiler said there are no immediate neighbors nearby who would have seen the woman, she said, describing the area as very rural. The woman was appropriately dressed for the weather, Detweiler said.The recent deaths are a reminder to check on your neighbors during inclement weather such as a snowstorm, she said.