A 70-year-old woman, her partner, and his son all lost their lives when a California wildfire devastated their property in Napa County. On Aug. 25, the woman’s grieving son shared his immeasurable loss while imploring others to pay heed to evacuation orders in their area.
The family, Mary Hintemeyer, Leo McDermott, and Leo’s son Tom, perished in the blazing Hennessey Fire, part of the spreading LNU Lightning Complex wildfires, which engulfed their land near Lake Berryessa. The blaze trapped the three family members inside a makeshift underground fire shelter in which they had sought refuge.
