Woman, 69, Found Dead in Hot Houston Condo That Had Reportedly Been Without Power for Over a Week

In the aftermath of Hurricane Beryl, over 35,000 CenterPoint customers in the Houston area remained without electricity as of the morning of Wednesday, July 17

A 69-year-old woman was found dead inside her condo, which reportedly had been without electricity for over a week following Hurricane Beryl.

The Houston Fire Department tells PEOPLE that the victim, who has yet to be publicly identified, was found inside her condo at 5353 Institute Lane around 11:30 a.m. local time on Tuesday, July 16.

The medical examiner's office has not determined her cause of death, according to the department.

CBS affiliate KHOU reported that the woman, who had health issues, was riding out the outage inside the condo.

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Neighbor Pat Baker, whose daughter was renting the unit to the woman, was the one who found the victim.

"I came to check on her and she didn't answer," Baker told the outlet. "I unlocked the door and found her."

"It makes me sad she was up here in the heat like that," remarked another neighbor.

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CenterPoint electric crews reportedly arrived later that afternoon, and the property manager told KHOU that the power was eventually restored that day.

PEOPLE has reached out to CenterPoint Energy for additional comment.

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Over 35,000 CenterPoint customers in the Houston area remained without power as of the morning of Wednesday, July 17, according to the Houston Chronicle.

“We are deeply grateful for the tireless efforts of our mutual assistance crews who dropped everything to help our communities when we needed them most," Lynnae Wilson, senior vice president of electric business for CenterPoint, said in a news release on July 17.

More than two dozen people in southwest Texas have died as a result of the hurricane as of July 17, ABC affiliate KTRK reported.

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