February 2000 Monthly Total

Day	State	County	Gender	Age	Circumstances
18	WV	Kanawha	Female	53	Deaths occurred after the rescue boat in which they were riding capsized in flood-swollen creek. The Charleston Fire Department Water Rescue craft, manned by two firefighters, was attempting to ferry five stranded people. One occupant reportedly attempted to stand, and the boat overturned. Two firefighters and 2 other passengers were saved.
			Male	52
			Female	56
20	KY	Madison	Male	15	Victim was a passenger in an SUV that the driver lost control of and landed in a stream, and carried 200 feet downstream
21	OH	Scioto	Female	?	Victim drove her car into a flooded roadway, ignoring high waster signs, possibly due to foggy conditions. The water backed onto the roadway from the Ohio River.