Ten deaths linked to cold this winter season in Cook County, Illinois, have been reported. A 62-year-old man is the latest victim, whose body was found on January 19th at 5 W. 69th St., according to the Cook County medical examiner's office.
Zachary Armistead died Thursday morning from complications of hypothermia with cold exposure as a contributing factor, and his death has been deemed accidental. This marks the tenth such fatality in the county this winter season, at least partly due to the cold.
The list of previous victims includes 86-year-old Irene Hyzny, who succumbed to cold exposure at home on January 29th; Mary Savisky, an 81-year-old woman who died from cold exposure with heart disease as a secondary cause in her home on January 19th; and a 23-year-old Oak Forest man who died of alcohol use and cocaine toxicity with hypothermia due to environmental cold exposure.
Four more deaths have been linked to the cold: a 90-year-old man who perished from environmental cold exposure, a 38-year-old Chicago man whose death was partly attributed to hypothermia and cold exposure; a 68-year-old woman who died of hypothermia, cold exposure, and heart disease; and a 54-year-old Des Plaines man whose cause of death was listed as hypothermia due to environmental cold exposure.
City officials are urging residents to stay safe in the cold by staying indoors when possible, covering cracks around doors, shutting off water pipes if they freeze, and wearing loose-fitting layers while outside.
Zachary Armistead died Thursday morning from complications of hypothermia with cold exposure as a contributing factor, and his death has been deemed accidental. This marks the tenth such fatality in the county this winter season, at least partly due to the cold.
The list of previous victims includes 86-year-old Irene Hyzny, who succumbed to cold exposure at home on January 29th; Mary Savisky, an 81-year-old woman who died from cold exposure with heart disease as a secondary cause in her home on January 19th; and a 23-year-old Oak Forest man who died of alcohol use and cocaine toxicity with hypothermia due to environmental cold exposure.
Four more deaths have been linked to the cold: a 90-year-old man who perished from environmental cold exposure, a 38-year-old Chicago man whose death was partly attributed to hypothermia and cold exposure; a 68-year-old woman who died of hypothermia, cold exposure, and heart disease; and a 54-year-old Des Plaines man whose cause of death was listed as hypothermia due to environmental cold exposure.
City officials are urging residents to stay safe in the cold by staying indoors when possible, covering cracks around doors, shutting off water pipes if they freeze, and wearing loose-fitting layers while outside.
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... I was reading about all these deaths linked to cold exposure in Illinois and it's crazy how many lives were lost. 10 people already? That's just heartbreaking 
. And the worst part is that some of them died alone at home with no one around to help them out 
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. And don't even get me started on wearing loose-fitting layers outside - that's just common sense 
. I wish someone had been there to help Zachary Armistead out though... RIP 
it's always a good reminder to take care of ourselves during harsh weather conditions. i'm not saying the city's not doing enough, but it's still up to us to be proactive about staying safe at home too. i mean, covering those cracks around doors and shutting off pipes is basic stuff, but sometimes people need a little nudge 
. anyway, my thoughts go out to Zachary's family... 62 is way too young 
I'm not surprised though, we've been having record-low temps for weeks now. It's like, common sense to dress warmly when you're gonna be outside in the freezing cold, but I guess some people need a little reminder to stay safe 
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. And what's with the lack of warning from city officials? Like, "just stay indoors" is not exactly reassuring when you're shoveling snow or taking out the trash 
. I feel for the victims' families and all, but can't we just get some common sense here?! 
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. I mean, wouldn't it've been better if she had just stayed indoors like everyone's telling us to do? 
It's not rocket science, people! Just stay warm and safe, that's all we're asking for.
It's just common sense, folks. We need to take care of each other out there, especially when the weather gets harsh like this.
. Can't we just get through this winter season without losing anyone else? 
. my grandma used to always say to stay inside when it's freezing outside and I'm trying to live by those words now that i'm older too 
. I feel like we're not taking care of our pipes enough in the winter, it's so easy for them to freeze and cause all this stuff 
. and can't stress enough how important it is to wear layers when you gotta be outside 
i feel for all these poor people who lost their lives because of something as simple as cold weather. it's like, we can prepare for it but sometimes nature just decides to be cruel 
62-year-old man just died from hypothermia... that's so sad 
. what's with the deaths tho? is it really worth it to go out when it's -20 outside? 
Like, how many times do we need to hear "stay safe in the cold"?! It's not like it's rocket science, folks! We know to bundle up and watch our pipes, but noooo, someone has to go and die from hypothermia because they forgot their scarf 
. I mean, what's next? Are they gonna tell us to stay indoors when it's -20°C outside?! 
I mean, is there even a chance it was anything else?! It's not like we're gonna get another update on what actually caused the death... nevermind. Just stay safe in the cold, yadda yadda... 
his body was found at this crazy address in chicago 
5 w 69th st 
city officials r really advising us to stay indoors when possible, cover those cracks, shut off water pipes if they freeze, & wear loose-fitting layers outside 
its super important we take care of ourselves during this harsh weather