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10 Maryland Residents Die From Cold Since Oct.

BALTIMORE - Maryland health officials say at least 10 residents have died from the effects of cold weather since October.

The toll includes six deaths in December.

Bad Weather Puts Brakes On Holiday Travel - NewsChannel5 Story - WEWS Cleveland

The weather is blamed for the deaths of at least 11 people since the weekend.

In New Carlisle, Ind., a collision between a car and a tractor-trailer over the weekend killed four Marines.

In suburban Chicago, the frozen body of a 48-year-old mother of three was found on a sidewalk near her home. An autopsy showed she died of hypothermia.

2 Wisconsin men die in bitter cold after vehicles get stuck - TwinCities.com

Two Wisconsin men — one a newspaper delivery man and the other a cheese-plant employee heading home from work — died after their vehicles got stuck as severe cold descended on Wisconsin last weekend.

Edmonton News - Don't take frostbite lightly, says ER doctor

An emergency room doctor is pleading with Edmontonians to bundle up before heading outdoors and pack survival gear before hitting the highways this holiday season.

Dr. Louis Francescutti said it's only a matter of time before the bitter cold weather is blamed for another death.

"I've seen more frostbite this year than I've ever seen in the past," said Francescutti. "I think it's just a matter of time before we start finding frozen bodies out there."

Man may have frozen to death - The Herald Dispatch

HUNTINGTON -- Hypothermia may have contributed to the death of a man whose body was found Monday morning near the doorstep to Trinity Episcopal Church in downtown Huntington.
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Cabell County 911 received word of the man from a passerby about 7 a.m. The National Weather Service recorded a temperature of 6 degrees one hour earlier at Tri-State Airport. The wind chill was 9 below zero.
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The state Medical Examiner's Office was scheduled to analyze Walker's body to determine an exact cause of death. Holbrook said witnesses found Walker in medical distress, and he died before paramedics provided assistance. His body was partially nude, and Holbrook said that is consistent with hypothermia.

"You become disoriented and oftentimes there is a sensation that you are overheating," Holbrook said in describing hypothermia. "People do try to get their clothing loose to where it ventilates."
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Blood stains were visible on a white door at the church's side entrance and on a handrail near the main entrance. Holbrook said investigators believe Walker tried to enter the church for shelter. The chief said the bloodstains could be linked to various cuts incurred from falling.

globeandmail.com: Homeless B.C. woman burns to death while trying to keep warm

VANCOUVER — A scorched smell still lingered yesterday afternoon at the site where a 47-year-old homeless woman burned to death trying to stay warm as the early morning temperatures plunged below freezing in downtown Vancouver.

Infoshop News - Austin: Homeless Transgendered activist dies from lack of shelter space for women & trans folk

Her death points to critical problems faced by the homeless, and especially by homeless women and the transgender homeless. “Jennifer most nights slept outdoors,” said Austin Mayor Will Wynn. “Jennifer, we believe, is the 136th person who has died sleeping on the streets (of Austin) over the last 12 months.”

South Georgia | Homeless man found dead

ALBANY, GA (WALB) - Cold temperatures helped contribute to the death of a homeless man in Albany.

Bitter cold is reminder of plight of homeless

On Sunday night, when temperatures were expected to plunge to the single digits, people gathered to remember the more than 20 homeless people in Lexington who died this year of causes including hypothermia.

Sixth homeless person dies of cold in Paris area : Europe World

Paris - A homeless man was found frozen to death in Paris early Friday, the sixth homeless individual to have died of the cold in the Paris area in the past month, France Info radio reported. The body of the 55-year-old man was found on a sidewalk in the fashionable Fourth Arrondissement, not far from the Place de la Bastille, a site popular with tourists.

Homeless man who froze to death was a veteran

EUGENE, Ore. -- The homeless man who froze to death Tuesday evening, believed to be the first victim of Oregon's snow, was a decorated war veteran who earned a master's degree from the University of Oregon.

Thomas Lawrence Egan, 60, was found partially covered in snow near the corner of Blair Boulevard and West First Avenue. According to the Lane County Medical Examiner's office, he died from exposure to the cold.