Identity Of Woman Who Died In Flash Flood Confirmed By Authorities

FORT MONTGOMERY, NY — Authorities have confirmed the name of the woman who was killed after being swept away from her home by flood waters Sunday in the town of Highlands.

Pamela Nugent, 43, of Fort Montgomery, died trying to save her dog, according to the New York Post.

Her body was found at the bottom of a ravine, Orange County Executive Steven Neuhaus said.

The town of Highlands was particularly hard hit by the massive rainstorm. The nearby United States Military Academy in West Point reported more than 8 inches of rainfall Sunday.

The force of the flash flooding dislodged boulders, which rammed the woman’s house and damaged part of its wall, Neuhaus told the Associated Press. Two other people were able to escape.

Ed Nugent said his daughter lived a few houses down from him.

He told NBC New York that his daughter and her fiancé were trying to move their cars when the flash flooding hit.

Nugent said he was able to save her fiancé but was not able to get to her.

Pamela Nugent was newly engaged to be married and worked at a New York City engineering firm.