Topical Two die shoveling snow; those with cardiac risks advised to 'just let your driveway fill up with snow' By Harold McNeil News Staff Reporter Nov 18, 2022 Nov 18, 2022 Updated Nov 18, 2025 0 Snow falls in Orchard Park on Friday, Nov. 18, 2022. Mark Mulville/Buffalo News Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save By Harold McNeil News Staff Reporter The lake-effect snowstorm turned deadly for a couple of men who died of heart attacks while clearing snow.kAmQx 92G6 E@[ F?7@CEF?2E6=J[ 2??@F?46 E92E H6 92G6 4@?7:C>65 EH@ 562E9D 2DD@4:2E65 H:E9 E9:D DE@C>[ EH@ >2=6D H9@[ F?7@CEF?2E6=J[ 92G6 A6C:D965 2D 2 C6DF=E @7 6I6CE:@?[ 92G:?8 42C5:24 6G6?ED 2DD@4:2E65 H:E9 D?@H D9@G6=:?8 2?5 D?@H3=@H:?8[Q tC:6 r@F?EJ tI64FE:G6 |2C< r] !@=@?42CK D2:5 uC:52J]k^AmkAm!@=@?42CK C6G62=65 E96 562E9D 5FC:?8 9:D b A]>] DE@C> FA52E6 2E E96 4@>>2?5 46?E6C :? 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