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Ilsa

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8. So very sad. I suspect that if she was running the car

Reply to ificandream (Original post)

Sat Feb 21, 2026, 06:04 PM

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to stay warm, the deep snow might have covered her exhaust. They may have died from carbon monoxide poisoning.

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Woman, Disabled Son Die in Snow Covered Car After Trying to Reach Police [View all] ificandream Saturday OP

Unbelievably sad... hlthe2b Saturday #1

It is tragic. yellow dahlia Saturday #2

A bit more UpInArms Saturday #3

That's a miscommunication there. Igel Saturday #18

Just tragic UpInArms Saturday #19

+1 dalton99a Saturday #22

We would hope that dispatch would have called the caller back. LeftInTX 16 hrs ago #31

unbelievably sad Kali Saturday #4

Wow SuzyandPuffpuff Saturday #5

It appears son died first. She was then trapped in the car for quite some time. LisaL Saturday #11

Horrifying and heartbreaking. pat_k Saturday #20

tragic Evolve Dammit Saturday #6

A kind and just society would not tolerate this. Borogove Saturday #7

So very sad. I suspect that if she was running the car Ilsa Saturday #8

I don't think they died from carbon monoxide poisoning. LisaL Saturday #10

A friend once told me Sweet Rosie Red Saturday #9

always talk to us, Sweet Rosie Red Skittles Saturday #13

But our billionaires are OK, right? Midnight Writer Saturday #12

Richest country in the world, my flabby old ass Warpy Saturday #14

That's exactly it - "the hoarding class," as you put it Alice Kramden Saturday #16

They had been living in the car for a year. surrealAmerican Saturday #15

America the Beautiful angrychair Saturday #17

" Their deaths were ruled weather-related" Javaman Saturday #21

There are multiple issues here NewEnglandAutumn Yesterday #25

Oh, the call couldn't be traced. However, I wonder if dispatch called the caller back? LeftInTX 16 hrs ago #30

Meanwhile, $45 billion for ICE concentration camps, $10 billion for Trump's Board of Peace, etc. etc. dalton99a Saturday #23

Sometimes I hate this country. n/t Greybnk48 Saturday #24

A pox on our society for failing those in need once again. RockRaven 23 hrs ago #26

if the cops had found them, what would they have done? rampartd 23 hrs ago #27

K&R jfz9580m 19 hrs ago #28

75 years old and a disabled son? OldBaldy1701E 18 hrs ago #29

Terrible tragedy! electric_blue68 14 hrs ago #32