Investigators in the United States are trying to discover where a huge chunk of ice which smashed through a pensioner’s roof came from.

Several pieces fell on the town of Dubuque in Iowa, with one reportedly weighing over 22kg.

It is thought the ice either fell from an aircraft or naturally accumulated high in the atmosphere.

Jan Kenkel was standing in her kitchen when a chunk crashed through her roof.

She said: “It sounded like a bomb. I jumped about a foot.”

The 78-year-old discovered a messy pile of insulation, bits of ceiling, splintered wood – and the ice.
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Neighbours Karle and Mary Beth Wigginton said they heard a loud “whoosh” coming through the trees before discovering several large chunks of ice in front of their home.

Elizabeth Cory, a spokeswoman for the Federal Aviation Administration, said investigators would to try to determine the source of the ice.

She said: “It is very uncommon for something like this to come from an aircraft.

“That is really unusual if it is pure white ice, especially at this time of year.”

Via news.sky.com