2 more Hurricane Ike victims found near Galveston

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2 more Hurricane Ike victims found near Galveston

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Story Created: Oct 5, 2008 at 4:27 AM CST

Story Updated: Oct 5, 2008 at 4:27 AM CST

GALVESTON, Texas (AP) - Two more bodies have been found close to where Hurricane Ike thundered ashore, bringing the Texas death toll to 35 and the national total to 70.

A search-and-rescue team Saturday made the discovery in debris fields on Goat Island, located off the devastated resort area of Bolivar Peninsula. The bodies were taken to the Galveston County medical examiner's office.

Galveston County Sheriff's Office Maj. Ray Tuttoilmondo said he had no other information about the victims.

More than 1 million people evacuated the Texas coast due to Ike. The storm caused flooding and deaths as far away as Pennsylvania and Illinois.

(Copyright 2008 by The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved.)

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Monday, Oct 6 at 9:07 AM Carolyn wrote ...

I wish you could at least give the ages of the victims.

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