A drama on the day of the American presidential election. A couple in their seventies employed in a polling station died on Tuesday November 5, 2024 in Missouri (United States), where flash floods occurred, particularly in the south and east of the state, reports Fox News .
The two retirees were just going to the polling station to take their post, around 4 a.m., when their car was swept away by the waters with two other cars. “Three other people managed to swim to safety”reported a police sergeant to the American media.
The bodies found a few hours later
The 70-year-old man and his 73-year-old wife also tried swimming. Witnesses saw them trying to cling to branches to fight against the current, in vain. The alert was given quickly but the authorities took several hours to find their bodies. It was a police drone that finally managed to locate them.
The county clerk's office, where the couple had volunteered for this election, spoke out after this “terrible loss”calling the couple “devoted citizens”. “They were wonderful people giving their time for the communityhe declared. They will be greatly missed. »
