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Weather-related death reported in Greenwood Co.
A 96-year-old woman with dementia died from accidental hypothermia outside her Greenwood County home during a prolonged cold event, the coroner confirmed.
- On Monday, Greenwood County coroner Sonny Cox confirmed the death of a 96-year-old Greenwood County woman was ruled accidental due to hypothermia with dementia as a contributing condition.
- An ongoing multi-day winter event has left Kentucky with wind chills near negative 20 degrees, more than 1,300 warming centers open, and officials warning of hypothermia risk within 10 to 30 minutes on Tuesday morning.
- Found at 12:50 a.m. Monday, the woman who lived on Swing About in Greenwood County was discovered unresponsive outside her home, local reports say.
- Authorities are withholding the woman's name, and local outlet WYFF News 4 reported the coroner's findings.
- CDC data show more than 1,000 people died from hypothermia in 2023, and Kentucky officials are investigating three storm-related deaths including a Kentucky 72-year-old hypothermia victim.
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The Sentinel-EchoHypothermia death reported in Whitley County
WHITLEY COUNTY — According to a statement released by Governor Andy Beshear Monday, a 72-year-old woman has died due to hypothermia in Whitley County. No additional details regarding the circumstances surrounding the death were immediately available.
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