Cold partly blamed in homeless woman’s death
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From Times Staff and Wire Reports
Frigid temperatures from a nearly weeklong cold snap contributed to the death of a homeless woman, authorities said Thursday.
The 51-year-old woman was found dead Wednesday morning in her sleeping bag in a downtown Bakersfield alley. She died of hypothermia and complications from long-term alcohol use, the Kern County coroner’s office said. The woman’s name has not been released pending notification of next of kin, authorities said.
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