Friday, December 10, 2010

Missouri: Body Found; Victim May Have Frozen to Death - KTVI
VALLEY PARK, MO (KTVI - FOX2now.com) — St. Louis County police are investigating the discovery of a body in Valley Park, MO. Details are still unclear, but the man may have frozen to death. Officials believe the older man fell near 150 Crescent in Valley Park. A cell phone found near his body lead authorities to believe he was trying to call someone but did not get through.

Officials think he laid there all night and may have died from hypothermia.
Montana: Columbia Falls Man Freezes To Death - News Story - NBCMontana NBC Montana
COLUMBIA FALLS, Mont. -- A Columbia Falls man froze to death in his car Sunday night.

56 year old Jeffery Tolson lost his job as a truck driver a couple of weeks ago. Police say he turned down offers to help him find a warm place to sleep. Tolson reportedly plugged an electric blanket into his cigarette lighter to keep warm. On Monday morning, Tolson's battery apparently ran down as he slept. He was found by a police officer cold to the touch, and incoherent. An ambulance rushed Tolson to the hospital, but he died a few hours later, from hypothermia.
Iowa: Cedar Rapids man died of exposure - chicagotribune.com
CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa — Authorities say a Cedar Rapids man found dead along a street wearing only boxer shorts in subzero temperatures died of hypothermia due to exposure.

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