Judy Dunn, 65, was among the last people to receive word from state investigators on what became of their missing relatives, she told CNN on Wednesday.ĭunn's sister, Faith, 71, had been missing since the May 22 tornado, but Dunn had a good idea that her sister didn't survive because there was nothing left of her top floor apartment in a two-story building, not even her piano, Dunn said. This was a critical mission that our Missouri State Highway Patrol performed exceptionally well," the governor said. "Our troopers worked 24/7 to locate these individuals and to bring relief to the families of the living, and closure to the families of those who died. "In the wake of this devastating tornado, Missouri State Highway Patrol troopers have demonstrated outstanding professionalism and dedication in carrying out the vital mission of locating every individual who was unaccounted for after the storm," Missouri Gov. Many relatives of missing persons expressed frustration with the state's method of using a slower, more scientific method to verify the identities of bodies recovered in the twister. The Missouri governor praised how additional state troopers expedited the accounting of missing persons. "We have a lot of critically injured folks that we're hoping and praying they'll pulll through, but there could be additional deaths attributed to this storm," Bundy told CNN. Of the 134 who were killed, three died in a hospital, state officials said. The death count could rise because many tornado victims are hospitalized and fighting for their lives, said spokesman Seth Bundy of the state's public safety department. CT on Wednesday - not 142 as Joplin City Manager Mark Rohr told CNN over the weekend - according to state officials. The overall death toll in the tornado was 134 persons as of 1 p.m. Of the 268, 144 were eventually located, and 124 were confirmed dead, with their relatives formally notified, state officials said Wednesday. The number of unaccounted-for individuals eventually saw a big drop as authorities said only 268 missing-person reports were officially filed. The May 22 tornado killed more than 100, becoming the deadliest twister since modern record keeping began in 1950. (CNN) - The list of people missing in tornado-ravaged Joplin, Missouri, reached zero Wednesday afternoon as authorities said they have located all unaccounted-for individuals or have confirmed their deaths, the Missouri Department of Public Safety said.Īt one point, more than 1,300 people were reported as unaccounted for in the aftermath. The Joplin tornado is the deadliest since modern record keeping began in 1950.Many relatives were frustrated with state's slow method for verifying identities.NEW: Death toll could still rise, as many victims still are fighting for their lives.The tornado - an EF5 monster packing 320 km/h winds - was the deadliest since 1950. Numbers describing last Sunday's storm are nothing short of numbing. Missouri officials said the original list of 232 missing or unaccounted for residents dropped to 100 on Saturday. The state has been working to pare down the list of people missing and unaccounted for in the wake of the deadliest single U.S. The teen's Hummer flipped several times, throwing him from the vehicle. Norton and his father were on the road when the storm hit. Will Norton's aunt, Tracey Presslor, said Saturday her nephew's body was found in a pond and the family was informed of his death late Friday. One of the confirmed dead is a teenager believed to have been ejected or sucked from a vehicle last week on the way home from graduation Joplin City manager Mark Rohr said Saturday during a news conference that the death toll rose by three to at least 142, but later revised that figure down to 139 without elaboration. An official in Joplin, Mo., has revised the death toll from the massive tornado down to 139.
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