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Man who found mum’s body ‘floating’ after she died in Storm Babet speaks out

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Updated 07:38 23 Oct 2023 GMT+1Published 07:33 23 Oct 2023 GMT+1

Man who found mum’s body ‘floating’ after she died in Storm Babet speaks out

Maureen Gilbert's son found her body at her home, which had been fitted with flood defences

Joe Harker

Joe Harker

A fourth person has died because of the devastation caused by Storm Babet, with 83-year-old Maureen Gilbert named after being found dead in her home in Tapton Terrace, Chesterfield.

Some areas had been evacuated and there were severe weather warnings across the country over the weekend as the storm unfolded.

Parts of Scotland were hit especially badly, with a 57-year-old woman dying after she was swept into a river and a 56-year-old van driver being killed after a tree struck his vehicle.

A man in his 60s also died after being caught in fast-flowing floodwater in Cleobury Mortimer, Shropshire.

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And a fourth person, 83-year-old Maureen Gilbert, was found dead in her Chesterfield home on Saturday (21 October) morning by her son.

Paul Gilbert told Sky News he'd found her 'floating in the water' in her home which had been fitted with flood defences.

He said: "I thought I had done enough with the flood defences, that are nearly four foot high, that she would be all right.

83-year-old Maureen Gilbert was found dead in her home by her son after flooding.
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"I did not want to find my own mum and I expected somebody else to have found her.

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"I go through so many different stages, anger, upset, I don’t know. I can’t put it into words what it means at the moment."

Neighbours of Gilbert said that while there had been flood defences at her house, which were four feet high, 'within minutes' of the nearby River Rother bursting its banks their homes had been flooded with five feet of water.

Storm Babet had prompted warnings of a 'danger to life' from the Met Office, and spokesperson Dave Britton has said we could new see 'a couple of quieter days'.

Britton told PA more settled weather today could help areas affected by the storm recover.

Maureen's son Paul Gilbert said he found his mum 'floating in the water'.
Sky News

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He said: "There is this pulse of rain moving its way north overnight later on Monday and into Tuesday, but the rest of the week does look like it remains rather unsettled with spells of rain at times."

Meanwhile, the Environment Agency has said there could be more flooding in the coming days, with heavy rain a factor, particularly along the River Severn.

River flooding 'will continue into Wednesday' (25 October) and heavy rain over the next two days may make further flooding 'possible'.

Up in the town of Brechin in Scotland residents returning to their homes have been attempting to dry out the damage done by floodwater.

A search is underway in Aberdeenshire after reports of a man trapped in his car by floodwater.

Featured Image Credit: Sky/Supplied

Topics: UK News, Weather

Joe Harker
Joe Harker

Joe graduated from the University of Salford with a degree in Journalism and worked for Reach before joining the LADbible Group. When not writing he enjoys the nerdier things in life like painting wargaming miniatures and chatting with other nerds on the internet. He's also spent a few years coaching fencing. Contact him via [email protected]

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