100th fatality reported in Maui wildfire
Fox News
A 78-year-old woman reportedly succumbed on Sept. 4 to injuries sustained in last summer's wildfires in Maui, Hawaii, making her the natural disaster's hundredth confirmed victim.
The victim was among those who had been flown to Oahu after the Aug. 8 wildfire, the deadliest U.S. wildfire in more than a century, Maui police spokesperson Alana Pico said in an email.
The woman died Sept. 4, said Honolulu Medical Examiner Dr. Masahiko Kobayashi. His office previously provided an incorrect date.
Authorities have identified 99 victims in a process that has proved long and complicated. Forensic experts and cadaver dogs sifted through ash searching for bodies that were possibly cremated, and authorities collected DNA samples from victims’ family members.
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