Forsyth Woman Killed By Hurricane Irma Identified

CUMMING, GA — A retired court reporter who worked in Forsyth and Cherokee counties has been identified as the woman killed Monday afternoon when winds from Hurricane Irma downed a tree on her vehicle in Cumming.

Nancy Eason, 67, was a passenger in the vehicle, which was in a private driveway off of Shadburn Road in Cumming. Forsyth County sheriff's deputies responded at 5:36 p.m. to reports that a large tree had fallen and hit a vehicle there.

Two occupants were trapped in the vehicle. The driver was Eason's husband, Mike Eason, who is a retired GBI special agent-in-charge and served as Cumming's police chief from 2005-2009. He was injured, but emergency responders were able to free him from the vehicle.

"The female passenger unfortunately remained entrapped and Deputies and Fire personnel worked diligently to rescue her," sheriff's office Deputy First Class Doug Rainwater said in a news release. "Sadly, the female passenger was fatally injured."

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Mike Eason's injuries were described as minor.

The release describes Nancy Eason as "well-known and respected" in the area.

"The entire Forsyth County community is mourning the loss of this special lady," Rainwater wrote.

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