Matthew D. Fox, 45, died October 30 in Indianapolis, making him the only fatality related to Hurricane Sandy to take place in Indiana. Fox, an amateur weather enthusiast, stayed home to ride out the moderate wind and light rain the massive storm pushed through our area, even as many Hoosiers left their homes behind to go to work and otherwise attend to their daily routines. "He'd always wanted to go through a big storm like that," reported Fox's widow Margaret, 43. "But he hated to travel. So when he heard about how big this storm was, he thought maybe this was his chance. He boarded up our windows and stockpiled supplies. He sent the kids and me to my mother's in Colorado. He was so excited. When he saw how little we were getting, though, he called me to tell me that he was going to go down to the White River to watch the storm surge come in." Police suspect that Fox may have become dismayed at the lack of any appreciable flooding, gotten too close to the bank, and fallen into the river. The slow-moving, non-swollen river carried Fox's body only a short distance before washing it ashore, where police struggled against the mild annoyance of stiff breezes and chilly drizzle to recover it.
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