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| Snow-hit villages near Burnley 'running out of food' | Snow-hit villages near Burnley 'running out of food' |
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| Lancashire villages in the area where a man's body was found in large drifts of snow are "running out of food" after being cut off, police said. | Lancashire villages in the area where a man's body was found in large drifts of snow are "running out of food" after being cut off, police said. |
| Ch Insp Derry Crorken said police "simply cannot get to" villages near Burnley, including Brierfield, Wycoller and Briercliffe, to check on residents. | Ch Insp Derry Crorken said police "simply cannot get to" villages near Burnley, including Brierfield, Wycoller and Briercliffe, to check on residents. |
| He added the force was working with Lancashire County Council to reach the villages and provide supplies. | He added the force was working with Lancashire County Council to reach the villages and provide supplies. |
| The 25-year-old whose body was found on Saturday has been named as Gary Windle. | |
| Ch Insp Crorken said his death was not being treated as suspicious and there were indications it had simply been a "very tragic incident". | Ch Insp Crorken said his death was not being treated as suspicious and there were indications it had simply been a "very tragic incident". |
| The force believes that Mr Windle had tried to walk home after a taxi was forced to abandon an attempt to drive him to Brierfield in severe weather late on Friday night. | The force believes that Mr Windle had tried to walk home after a taxi was forced to abandon an attempt to drive him to Brierfield in severe weather late on Friday night. |
| Ch Insp Crorken said conditions around where his body were found were "absolutely treacherous". | Ch Insp Crorken said conditions around where his body were found were "absolutely treacherous". |
| "Officers used a tractor to get to the scene and even that got stuck in the snow and they had to walk and crawl the remaining distance," he said. | "Officers used a tractor to get to the scene and even that got stuck in the snow and they had to walk and crawl the remaining distance," he said. |
| Snow in the area has led to a number of villages being cut off due to the roads being blocked. | Snow in the area has led to a number of villages being cut off due to the roads being blocked. |
| Wycoller resident Tony Darcy said the village had been "cut off with drifting". | Wycoller resident Tony Darcy said the village had been "cut off with drifting". |
| "We are a village with over 40 people and are unable to get out," he said. | "We are a village with over 40 people and are unable to get out," he said. |
| "There is far too much snow to manually dig our way out and once out, we would be faced with drifts on the surrounding roads. | "There is far too much snow to manually dig our way out and once out, we would be faced with drifts on the surrounding roads. |
| "We have commitments to work, school and caring for our elderly relatives - we need some help and fast." | "We have commitments to work, school and caring for our elderly relatives - we need some help and fast." |