A CAMBRIA COUNTY WOMAN DIED FROM SHOVELING SNOW THIS WEEK.
WJAC REPORTED THAT AN UNIDENTIFIED 53 YEAR OLD WOMAN WAS SHOVELING SNOW AT HER EAST CONEMAUGH TWP RESIDENCE AROUND 12:30 MONDAY AFTERNOON, WHEN SHE COLLAPSED. SHE WAS TAKEN TO A NEARBY EMERGENCY ROOM WHERE SHE DIED A SHORT TIME LATER. CAMBRIA COUNTY CORONER JEFF LEES SAID THE VICTIM DIED FROM A STRESSED INDUCED HEART ATTACK. MEDICAL EXPERTS SAY THAT SHOVELING SNOW PUTS TREMENDOUS STRAIN ON THE HEART AND COLD TEMPERATURES TAKES ITS TOLL ON THE BODY FASTER IN OLDER ADULTS. THEY RECOMMEND IF YOU DO SHOVEL SNOW, TAKE FREQUENT BREAKS, AND TAKE SMALL AMOUNTS OF SNOW ON YOUR SHOVEL.
