Woman Trapped In Car During Buffalo Snowstorm, Dies

A 22-year old woman, who is originally from Charlotte, North Carolina, dies after being stuck in a car during a snowstorm in Buffalo, NY.

According to Anndel Taylor‘s family, the young nurse was traveling home from work in Buffalo when her car got stuck in the snow. They told ABC affiliate WSOC-TV that Taylor moved to New York to take care of her ailing father.

The family believes Taylor was trapped inside her car for at least 18 hours before she died. Her death comes at Christmas and days before she was to turn 23.

Taylor told her family she called 911 and was waiting for first responders–who couldn’t reach her.

New York’s Erie County Executive Mark Poloncarz confirmed the issue stating that some people died as emergency responders experienced storm-related delays while trying to reach those who were stranded amid frigid temperatures.

Taylor also told them in a group chat that the snow was accumulating quickly and shared video footage of snow covering her car windows, the family said.

She told her family she was scared.

Wanda Brown Steele, Taylor’s mother, said believes Taylor died of carbon monoxide poisoning.

“The car was running, and the snow was still coming, so it blocked the pipes, the exhaust pipe.”

Steele said her daughter had planned to sleep out the storm, then walk home.

Here’s the full report with the family via ABC 11.