The weekend's snowstorm may have led to the death of at least one in the Valley.
Boardman police and K9 dogs found the body of 63-year-old George Harris in the backyard of his Woodview Avenue home Monday morning.
Harris was last heard from Friday night as he was heading out to shovel his driveway. A missing persons report was filed after he didn't show up to play the organ at his church Sunday.
Monday, search crews and specially-trained cadaver dogs were called to his home and found his body completely covered in snow.
Police believe he may have had a heart attack and collapsed while shoveling.
"All we know is that there was a snow shovel right next to him. He was covered completely with snow," said Boardman Sgt. Brian Habeger. "He wasn't visible at all without having the rescue teams locate him."
Neighbor Phyllis Schiavone said Harris didn't seem to have health problems.
"He had back problems, but I never would have thought a heart condition," she said. "The last storm we had in January, he was out doing his driveway."
The Mahoning County Coroner's Office is completing an autopsy to determine an exact cause of death.
