Woman killed in camper in St. Martin Parish identified

UPDATE, 5/14//24, 11:15 a.m.: The St. Martin Parish Sheriff’s Office has identified the victim as Lydia Stegall, 24, Bronson, Texas.

St. Martin Parish Sheriff’s deputies responded to a report of a camper that was flipped over in the 1000 block of Paul Road in Cecilia, following a suspected tornado that traveled through St. Martin Parish. Upon arrival, deputies found Stegall’s body.

ORIGINAL STORY: LAFAYETTE, La. ( KLFY ) – The severe weather that moved from St. Martin Parish left one dead near Henderson.

According to a video put out by St. Martin Parish Sheriff Becket Breaux and Henderson Mayor Sherbin Collette, there was a fatality on the outskirts of Henderson. The Louisiana Department of Health said a woman died in Cecilia after a camper rolled over because of high winds.

Authorities urge people to stay home while crews work to clean areas of the parish that saw damage.

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