32-year-old woman found dead outside during winter storm, latest Kentucky death

The decease toll from a almighty wintertime tempest continued to emergence Wednesday aft Kentucky officials confirmed a twelfth weather-related decease successful the state.

The Fayette County Coroner’s Office said a 32-year-old woman, Jordyn Daws, was recovered dormant successful the beforehand gait of a location successful the 3700 artifact of Wargrave Walk successful Lexington, according to WKYT.

Daws was recovered conscionable aft 12:45 p.m., and her origin of decease was determined to beryllium hypothermia owed to biology exposure, per the outlet.

Daws was recovered conscionable steps from her ain location successful the Polo Club community, not acold from wherever she lived, according to section outlet LEX 18.

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A conveyance drives on snow-covered roads during a wintertime tempest connected Jan. 25, 2026, successful Louisville, Ky. The decease toll continued to emergence Wednesday aft Kentucky officials confirmed a twelfth weather-related fatality. (Jon Cherry/Getty Images)

Neighbors said the find stunned the quiescent neighborhood.

"This is similar the archetypal clip that this is happening adjacent to us, and it’s truly shocking," Idris Bashorun, who lives nearby, told WKYT.

Bashorun said helium noticed a dense constabulary beingness successful the country earlier learning what had happened.

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Snow falls implicit downtown Louisville during a wintertime tempest connected Jan. 25, 2026. The strategy brought bitter cold, snowfall and crystal crossed Kentucky, prompting exigency responses statewide. (Jon Cherry/Getty Images)

"We saw tons of cops. We were wondering what’s going on," Bashorun said. "They kept going backmost and forth, looking connected the ground. I didn’t cognize what they were looking for."

City officials warned this week that utmost acold and hazardous conditions continued to strain exigency and nationalist works crews crossed Lexington.

People locomotion done near-whiteout conditions during a wintertime tempest connected Jan. 25, 2026, successful Louisville, Ky. (Jon Cherry/Getty Images)

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In an authoritative update connected the city’s wintertime tempest response, Lexington Mayor Linda Gorton said crews were moving astir the timepiece arsenic unsafe conditions persisted.

"While Lexington continues to conflict crystal and an extended play of bitter acold temperatures, metropolis roadworthy crews person made important progress, and the enactment continues," Gorton said successful a statement.