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Ohio man dies from suspected hypothermia after winter storm

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CINCINNATI, Hamilton County — An 83-year-old man in Cincinnati died from suspected hypothermia after the winter storm earlier this week, according to WLWT-5 TV and WKRC-12 TV.

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The Hamilton County Coroner’s Office released a report about the man’s death on Wednesday.

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WKRC-12 reported that neighbors found the man cold to the touch on his front porch Tuesday.

They drove him to the Lincoln Heights substation where emergency medical services provided life-saving care, according to WKRC-12. The man later died at the hospital.

The man’s death came after a winter storm hit southern Ohio. Part of the Miami Valley saw nearly 10 inches of snow.

Additional information was not immediately available.

Officials are working to notify the man’s family.

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