Nashville Tennessean
At least 12 people died after last week s winter storm that brought five inches of snow or more to Middle and West Tennessee and plunged temperatures below freezing.
While the snow stopped Thursday, the snow and ice didn t thaw out until the weekend, when the latest deaths occurred. At least three children died in weather-related incidents: Campbell Martin died in Brentwood in a sledding accident; Benjamin Luckett died in Millington trying to save his sister from a pond; and most recently, a child in McNairy County died in a partially frozen pond.
The McNairy child s identity hasn t been released due to ongoing issues identifying her biological family. McNairy County Sheriff Guy Buck said the 8-year-old girl was staying with people who weren t her biological family and the Department of Children s Services is involved.
The Daily Herald
A man reported missing for more than a month was found deceased on a property off of a rural road near Mt. Pleasant on Monday, Maury County Sheriff Bucky Rowland said.
The man, identified as 70-year-old Billy W. Braden, had not been seen or heard from since Jan. 17.
The sheriff said Braden s remains have been sent to the state medical examiner s office after being located on Monday. Braden appeared to have been deceased for an extended period of time before his remains were located, Rowland said.
“Early preliminary findings will likely show that he died from natural causes,” he said. “There does not appear to be any type of foul play.