Crime & Safety
Nassau County Woman Dies While Shoveling Snow
Police say her death most likely came from strain while shoveling snow Wednesday night.

A woman in Bellmore died while shoveling snow Wednesday night, most likely from the strain, police said.
Police said the woman was shoveling snow at 11:38 p.m. in front of her home on Cross Road in Bellmore when she died. Police could not confirm the cause of death of the 62-year-old woman, but said it was most likely due to a heart attack from shoveling.
Police have not yet released the woman's name.
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It was the second death attributed to the Nor'Easter that slammed into Long Island yesterday. Earlier in the day, a 51-year-old woman from Queens died after a van she was in skidded off the road and hit a pole on the side of the Wantagh Parkway. That crash also injured five others.
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