Woman Drowns after Driving into High Water
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Updated: 8:14 PM Dec 10, 2007
Woman Drowns after Driving into High Water
A woman is dead after trying to drive through a flooded street in Cabell County. Web Extra: Watch our complete interview with a witness on the scene.
Posted: 5:46 AM Dec 10, 2007
Reporter: Randy Yohe
Email Address: randy.yohe@wsaz.com
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A woman is dead after trying to drive through a flooded street in Cabell County.

The Cabell County Sheriff says the victim is 20-year old Kristen H. Kuhn. Deputies say she is currently living in Huntington, but is from Fraziers Bottom in Mason County.

It happened around 12:30 a.m. Monday on John's Creek Road in Milton.

According to the Milton Volunteer Fire Department, Kuhn's car stalled after she tried to drive through high water.

They say once she realized she was stuck, she got out of the car and tried to walk through the water.

That's when the current swept her away.

Firefighters found her body about a quarter-mile down the creek, against a culvert.

Chief Brent Taylor tells us she was alive, but unresponsive when they reached her. They performed C.P.R. on her.

She was then transported to the hospital where she later died.

CLICK ON LINK TO SEE INTERVIEW WITH WITNESS TO THE DROWNING

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Posted by: rita howell on Jul 13, 2008 at 06:16 PM

i think it is bad a woman had to lose her life pray for her family.
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Posted by: Alyssa on Apr 9, 2008 at 12:55 AM

Kristen will always be in my thoughts and my prayers and will forever be my little sister. I was so hurt to hear of this happening and so angry of how the media was so insenitive. I wish I could have seen or even just talked to her one last time but I know she will always be with me. Kristen was such a free spirited, fun, and beautiful girl that will always be remembered by so many and it is so sad how this has happened but she is now with our great God and looking over all of us. I am praying for my family and I LOVE YOU KRISTEN!
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Posted by: anonymous on Dec 15, 2007 at 05:46 PM

Your news station should really put more thought in to the words you choose for a story. Surely you know that the family of the victim of the drowning incident in Milton will see what you air. You said, " she broke the rules "when she chose to try to make it to dry land. Maybe I'm the only one who thinks that your words were insensitive, but that girl was surely terrified and just wanted to get out of the water before her car was swept away. Think about the grieving families when you choose your words.
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