9th Street in Allentown was left under about a foot of snow early Tuesday morning. ALLENTOWN, Pa. - A woman with Alzheimer’s disease who reportedly wandered away from her Allentown home was found dead during Monday’s snowstorm, authorities said.The Lehigh County coroner’s office said 67-year-old Patricia Becker was pronounced dead on an Allentown street shortly after 9:30 a.m.
Monday. The cause of death was determined to be hypothermia and was ruled an accident. The coroner’s office said she had reportedly wandered away from her residence, which is four blocks away on the same street.
Police and the coroner’s office are investigating.The National Weather Service reported snow totals at or near 13 inches in parts of the county by early.