Death toll from severe flooding across Kentucky reaches 4, Beshear announces

Valarie Honeycutt Spears, Lexington Herald-Leader on Apr 7, 2025

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Two more people — a 27-year-old McCracken County man and a 65-year-old Trigg County man — have died in connection to flooding which occurred across Kentucky for the last several days, Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear announced Monday afternoon.

The latest reports bring the death toll to four.

The storm system, which began Wednesday, dumped rain across the state for several days, swelling waterways, covering roads and leading to evacuations.

“Kentucky, we have some sad news to share,” Beshear said in a Facebook post. “We’ve had two more deaths related to flooding, bringing our total to four. Today we’re announcing the deaths of a 27-year-old McCracken County man and a 65-year-old Trigg County man, each one a child of God. Please join Britainy and me as we pray (for )their families.”

Kentucky State Police had announced the death of the McCracken man, Lee Chandler, 27, of LaCenter, earlier Monday afternoon. Officials had been searching for him after he was last seen Sunday afternoon trying to retrieve his boat.

Friday, a 9-year-old boy died when he was swept away by floodwaters in Frankfort as he walked to his bus stop, and Saturday, the body of a 74-year-old woman was found submerged in a vehicle in Nelson County.

Details on the Trigg County death were not immediately available.

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