Fourth cold-related deaths confirmed this season in Cook County
Posted January 10, 2016 10:00 pm
At least four people have died of cold-related causes so far this winter season in Cook County, including a 60-year-old man who died early Monday on Chicago's Northwest Side.
Roman Knapik, 60, was found in the 5500 block of West Diversey, according to the Cook County medical examiner's office. Knapik, whose last known address was in the 5900 block of West Grand, was taken to Community First Hospital where he was pronounced dead at 2:01 a.m. Monday.
An autopsy found he died of hypothermia and cold exposure, with acute ethanol intoxication listed as a contributing factor. His death was ruled an accident.
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