Hurricane Laura death toll in Louisiana rises to 25
LOUISIANA, USA - AUGUST 30: A view of the damage around the site aftermath of the Hurricane Laura in Lake Charles, Louisiana, United States on August 30, 2020. (Photo by Dave Creaney/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)
BATON ROUGE, La. - Louisiana officials have reported two additional deaths tied to Hurricane Laura, bringing the storm's total death toll in the state to 25.
The Louisiana Department of Health said Saturday that a 52-year-old Grant Parish man died of a heat-related illness while removing storm debris. A 25-year-old man in Natchitoches Parish died of electrocution after coming into direct contact with a power line.
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The Health Department said he was resuscitated at the time but later died.
The coroner has confirmed this death was storm-related.
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The Category 4 storm roared ashore in southwest Louisiana on Aug. 27.
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Five deaths in Texas were also attributed to the storm.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.