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Daily Mirror
15-05-2025
- Health
- Daily Mirror
'I was bitten by snake while gardening - my skin went yellow and body spasmed'
Tracey Goodman, 55, was weeding her garden when she suddenly felt a 'sharp bite' in her leg - it triggered a rare reaction that turned her skin 'neon yellow' and sent her body into spasm A woman bitten by a rattlesnake in her garden has described the moment her skin 'went neon yellow' and her body 'spasmed'. Tracey Goodman, 55, spent two days in an intensive care unit after suffering a rare, severe reaction to the bite. She had been weeding her garden at home in Alpine, California when suddenly felt a "sharp bite" in her leg - and realised that she had been attacked by snake. She called over her neighbours, who rang emergency services, and was rushed to hospital a short time later. But while on the ward, her condition became far more severe than would typically be expected for a rattlesnake bite, leaving doctors alarmed. READ MORE: Dog left with horror open wound after being bitten by UK's only venomous snake on walk Describing her unusual symptoms, Mrs Goodman told local news station WSAZ: "I noticed my arm and veins turning neon yellow. My mouth and tongue were swollen. My lips twitching, then my eyes and head started twitching. The doctors were shocked. They had never even seen videos of that." Things took a sharp turn for the worse when her "entire body started to spasm" from head to toe, and medics were forced to quickly step up their treatment to bring her back to normal. Tracey ended up spending two days in the intensive care unit, was given two doses of antivenom before being sent home on Sunday. She's now at home recovering, and says she has been left with some tissue damage causing "tingling" in her left foot. It will take several days for the venom to be passed through her body. Tracey believes she made a mistake by running around in circles in the panicked moments after the bite, as this can increase the rate venom spreads through your body. She's now warning other gardeners in snake-risk areas to wear leather gloves "all the time", and use a stick to check the area first. The snake which bit her - thought to be a juvenile Southern Pacific rattlesnake - was never found. An estimated 7,000 to 8,000 people are bitten by venomous snakes in the US every year. However, on average only 5 to 10 deaths are reported, as most snakes are not venomous. Late last year, a woman from Texas described being bitten by a snake as she sat down on the toilet. Maria Jaimes from Cedar Creek, had gone to the loo around 4.30am on December 15 when she "felt a little poke on my leg." The snake, which had been curled up under the toilet, seat sank its teeth into her leg - though thankfully it was not venomous. She believed the snake slithered into her home through a vent in her roof, and has since asked her husband to cover the gap with chicken wire.
Yahoo
09-05-2025
- Yahoo
18-year-old arrested after woman found dead in Ohio Amish community
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) — An 18-year-old man from an Amish community in southeastern Ohio is facing a murder charge nearly two months after a neighbor went to a woman's home and found her body inside. According to the Meigs County Sheriff's Office and reports from NBC affiliate WSAZ in Huntington, West Virginia, deputies were called to a home near Rutland on March 13, where they found the body of 28-year-old Rosanna Kinsinger. A neighbor from the Amish community told WSAZ that when he hadn't seen Kinsinger that day, he went to her house concerned about her. Inside, he found her body. Her goat also had gotten in, he said. Ohio family contracted stomach bug from puppy bought from Petland, lawsuit claims Deputies ruled the death suspicious and sent Kinsinger's body to the Montgomery County coroner in Dayton for an autopsy, but preliminary results were inconclusive. Detectives conducted interviews and executed several search warrants before identifying Samuel Hochstetler as a suspect. 'This case was such a tragedy to those who knew Rosanna. She was a beloved individual in her community,' Sheriff Scott Fitch said. 'Detectives have worked around the clock searching for answers and were able to get those answers. Hopefully, this investigation helps bring some closure to the victim's family.' The neighbor told WSAZ that Hochstetler was from Kentucky and had been living with him for several months. Hochstetler was arrested this week and taken to jail in neighboring Gallia County. In a court appearance, he was issued a $1 million bond and received a court-appointed attorney. Hochstetler is due back in court on Tuesday. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Yahoo
08-05-2025
- Yahoo
Amish Man Charged With Murder Of Woman After Disturbing Sex Claim
An Amish man who reportedly told police he put a blanket over a neighbor's head while they had sex and realized afterward she had died has been charged with murder, officials announced Tuesday in a press release. Samuel Hochstetler was interviewed at the Meigs County Sheriff's Office on Monday, nearly two months after his roommate, Mose Troyer, said he found the body of their neighbor Rosanna Kinsinger, 28, inside her Rutland, Ohio, home in their Amish community. 'This case was such a tragedy to those who knew Rosanna. She was a beloved individual in her community,' Sheriff Scott Fitch said in a statement in the press release. 'Detectives have worked around the clock searching for answers and were able to get those answers. Hopefully this investigation helps bring some closure to the victim's family and on behalf of the Sheriff's Office we offer our deepest condolences.' According to a criminal complaint obtained by Too Fab, Hochstetler told deputies that 'he did have sexual intercourse with Rosanna Kinsinger and put a blanket over her head during and when he was finished, he rolled her over and realized she was not alive.' Kinsinger's death was deemed suspicious from the start, although preliminary autopsy results were inconclusive, the sheriff's office wrote on Tuesday. Hochstetler eventually emerged as a person of interest in the case, according to the news release. After not seeing his neighbor all day, Troyer discovered Kinsinger dead on March 13 with her goat inside the house, and called authorities. He told WSAZ it was disturbing that he had been living with Hochstetler for weeks after the alleged crime. They had been roommates for only a matter of months. Feds Urged To Investigate Pizzas Sent To Judges Using Name Of Judge's Murdered Son Landlord Sentenced To 53 Years In Prison For Hate-Crime Murder Of Palestinian American Boy Woman Accused Of Murdering Paramedic During Ambulance Ride
Yahoo
07-05-2025
- Yahoo
Amish member arrested for woman's murder in Ohio after she was found dead in her home with her goat
An Amish man has been arrested in connection with the suspicious death of a woman whose body was found inside her Ohio home alongside her goat. Samuel Hochstetler was arrested on Monday and charged with the murder of Rosanna Kinsinger, 28, on March 13, the Meigs County Sheriff's Office said. Kinsinger, whose death was ruled suspicious by authorities, was found inside her Rutland, Ohio, home alongside her goat, a member of the same Amish community, Mose Troyer, told WSAZ. Hochstetler, originally from Kentucky, lived with Troyer for several months after joining the local community. Troyer said he went to Kinsinger's home that night and called 911 after finding her dead. Samuel Hochstetler was arrested on Monday, May 5. (Meigs County Sheriff's Office) Following numerous search warrants and interviews, Hochstetler, who lived across the street from Kinsinger, was named a person of interest in the case. It was not immediately clear how the two knew each other. Troyer, who did not appear on camera, told WSAZ he's disturbed to learn he'd been living with the person allegedly responsible for Kinsinger's murder for weeks. Kinsinger's body was sent to the Montgomery County Coroner's Office for an autopsy, though preliminary results were inconclusive, the sheriff's office said. 'This case was such a tragedy to those who knew Rosanna. She was a beloved individual in her community.' Sheriff Scott Fitch. 'Detectives have worked around the clock searching for answers and were able to get those answers. Hopefully this investigation helps bring some closure to the victim's family and on behalf of the Sheriff's Office we offer our deepest condolences.' Hochstetler is being held in the Gallia County Jail. His preliminary hearing is set to be held on May 13.
Miami Herald
06-05-2025
- Miami Herald
Parents give 4-month-old deadly amount of alcohol for being ‘fussy,' WV cops say
National Parents give 4-month-old deadly amount of alcohol for being 'fussy,' WV cops say A couple is charged in the death of their 4-month-old after they admitted to rubbing alcohol on her gums to soothe her, deputies said. Getty Images/iStock photo A West Virginia couple is accused of trying to placate their 4-month-old with a 'fatal amount' of alcohol, police said. According to a criminal complaint, the parents of the baby — James Smith, 34, and Angel Talbert, 23 — told West Virginia State Police in an interview that they would rub alcohol on the baby's gums when she would get 'irritable and fussy,' WBOY reported. McClatchy News reached out to the Braxton County Sheriff's Office April 22 but did not receive a response. A spokesperson for the West Virginia Department of Health told McClatchy News they could not release records per state law. Early on Nov. 16, Smith and Talbert woke up to check on the infant and found her 'face down' and 'not breathing,' deputies said, according to WBOY. After calling emergency services and attempting CPR, the parents headed to the hospital with the baby, according to the complaint, WSAZ reported. An ambulance met them along the way. The baby died at the hospital, despite life-saving attempts and not having any previous health conditions, WSAZ reported. An April 10 postmortem examination, however, found the baby had a 'deadly' amount of ethanol in her system, the outlet reported. In an interview with deputies a few days later, both Smith and Talbert admitted to putting alcohol on the infant's gums for a month before her death, WSAZ and WDTV reported. They were arrested on April 16 and charged with first-degree murder, child neglect resulting in death and conspiracy, according to WDTV. They are being held without bond at the Central Regional Jail, records show. Braxton County is about a 160-mile drive southwest from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Natalie Demaree mcclatchy-newsroom Go to X Email this person 479-616-0125 Natalie Demaree is a national real time reporter covering religion and the Southeast region for McClatchy Media. She holds a master's in journalism from Columbia Journalism School and a bachelor's in journalism and political science with a specialization in African and African American Studies from the University of Arkansas.
