Both the tragedies seem a very bad omen, don't they? I generally am not prone to superstitions but this (also given the whole mess taking place in the world during the recent years, cold gloomy weather and excess of stress this week) really feels spooky.
The good news, if you can call it that, is that both critters were presumably found dead just before Groundhog's Day, having died quietly at some time earlier in their hibernation.