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   A 58-year-old woman died after she was struck by a float   
   Wednesday night during a Mardi Gras parade in New Orleans,   
   officials said.   
      
   The woman was hit at about 9 p.m. at the intersection of   
   Magazine and Valence streets during the Krewe of Nyx parade,   
   according to the New Orleans Police Department. She was declared   
   dead at the scene.   
      
   The Krewe of Nyx was founded in 2011 as an all-female Mardis   
   Grad krewe, which now marches annually on the Wednesday before   
   Fat Tuesday. In 2018, it was named the largest parading krewe   
   ever in the history of New Orleans Mardi Gras, and in 2019 it   
   was even bigger with 44 floats and 3,383 riders.   
      
   The victim may have possibly been trying to "reach for beads"   
   when she was struck, according to a daily log sent to local   
   media by the New Orleans Police Department, NOLA.com reported.   
   The preliminary report is "derived from raw information" and is   
   "subject to change," police say.   
      
   The float that hit the woman, identified Thursday by the Orleans   
   Parish Coroner's Office as Geraldine Carmouche, was float #21,   
   according to NBC affiliate WDSU. Police announced after the   
   incident that float #20 would be the final one to ride in the   
   parade, but non-float elements could detour around the scene and   
   continue.   
      
   New Orleans Mayor LaToya Cantrell said in a statement that   
   Thursday's parades would go on as scheduled.   
      
   "This morning our hearts are too heavy as many are waking to the   
   news of last night's tragic accident during the Krewe of Nyx   
   parade," Cantrell said. "While we must wait for the results of   
   the investigation, we both mourn the loss of life during what is   
   supposed to be our time to celebrate our life and culture here,   
   and continue to be mindful of all safety practices during the   
   Carnival season."   
      
   She reminded participants to "not go after beads or other throws   
   that land near floats, and to never cross between floats or   
   parade elements."   
      
   "Additionally, parade-goers are reminded to stay back as floats   
   roll past," Cantrell said.   
      
   The statement also said a new sobering center was open with 25   
   beds to "receive individuals identified as publicly intoxicated   
   by NOPD, State Police, other law enforcement agents."   
      
   The last time someone was killed after being struck by a Mardi   
   Gras parade float was in 2008, WDSU reported.   
      
   https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/woman-killed-mardi-gras-   
   float-new-orleans-was-possibly-reaching-n1139966   
         
      
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