Cold/Wind Chill — Delta, Michigan

2020-03-16 to 2020-03-18 · Delta, Michigan

Event narrative

A 36-male from Wisconsin who was visiting relatives in Escanaba went missing late on the 16th. Law enforcement found his body in the woods near the northern fence line of the Delta County Airport late on the 18th. The cause of death was determined to be hypothermia as temperatures were near or below freezing throughout much of the time period.

Wider weather episode

Late afternoon on the 16th, the Escanaba Public Safety received a report of a 36 year-old male from Wisconsin who went missing. His body was found in the woods along the northern fence line of the Delta County Airport early evening of the 18th. The cause of death was determined to be hypothermia.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 879632. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.