Cold/Wind Chill in Cass, Illinois

A 72 year-old Germantown Hills woman died of hypothermia during the early morning of February 1st. The woman had gone to her garage the night before, but had not returned to her house after several hours. Her husband eventually found her in the garage during the morning of the 1st. She was rushed to the hospital, but pronounced dead when efforts to warm her were unsuccessful.

A 72 year-old woman died of hypothermia during the early morning of February 1st. While temperatures were slowly rebounding from a record-breaking cold snap in late January, she was exposed for several hours to readings in the single digits and teens.