Police release name of Delaware woman killed during Tropical Storm Isaias

MILFORD, Del. (AP) — Delaware State Police have released the name of a woman who was killed when a tree branch fell on her during Tropical Storm Isaias.

Officials said troopers were called to a residence on North Shore Drive in Milford late Tuesday morning after a family member could not find 73-year-old Gloria Babel.

Authorities searched the surrounding area and found Babel’s body underneath a large branch that had broken off a tree.

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