LEXINGTON, Ky. (LEX 18) — A 32-year-old Lexington woman died of hypothermia just steps from her home, marking Kentucky's 12th weather-related death since this weekend's winter storm.
The Fayette County Coroner said that Jordyn Daws died accidentally of hypothermia due to environmental exposure. She was found in the front yard of a home next door to her own in the 3700 block of Wargrave Walk in the Polo Club community.
Neighbors say the area was filled with police and caution tape yesterday afternoon as authorities responded to the scene.
"My mom texted me and said there was a bunch of caution tape and everything," said neighbor Billi Francis.
Francis, a BCTC student who lives nearby, learned of the tragedy through social media.
"I didn't really know what happened at all until my mom was like, on Facebook, and she sent me a screenshot of it that said a woman was carried out," Francis said.
Neighbors who declined to speak on-camera who witnessed the aftermath described the incident as traumatic. Francis expressed sympathy for Daws' family.
"It's kinda scary. I feel very bad. I feel very sad for the family and I wish them my best wishes. It's really crazy that happened," said Francis.
The death adds to the growing toll from Kentucky's recent winter weather, which has claimed multiple lives across the state since the weekend storm hit the region.
This is a developing story and LEX 18 will have additional information as it becomes available.
