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"She came out, seeing her house was taking on too much water," New York Gov. Kathy Hochul said during a news conference in the village of Highland Falls, which borders West Point, and was one of the communities hit hardest. "She was with her dog and her fiancé literally saw her swept away. Terror, right here."
The woman's body was found at the bottom of a ravine, Orange County Executive Steven Neuhaus said.
"It was very dangerous for the first responders who had to get her out of there," Neuhaus said. "We saw debris falling on them as they tried to get her to higher ground so we could get her to the medical examiner's office."
The highest reported rainfall total in Orange County from the storm was 8.12 inches in West Point. Just over the Hudson River, in Putnam County, 8.93 inches were reported in Putnam Valley and 8.13 inches in Mahopac.
Due south, in Northern Westchester County, 8.1 inches of rainfall fell in the hamlet of Shrub Oak in the town of Yorktown.
The highest rainfall total reported in Rockland County was 6.36 inches in Stony Point.
This continues to be a developing story. Check back to Daily Voice for updates.
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