US Edition3rd Montreal-area senior dies this week after being found outdoors in freezing cold
Three seniors were found dead outdoors in freezing temperatures as low as minus 21 C with wind chill, prompting investigations into elder care and safety protocols.
- On Friday morning the Thérèse-de-Blainville police service said a 78-year-old man was found unconscious near 66 Bouthillier Street and later died, marking the third senior found outdoors in the cold this week in Greater Montreal area.
- Early Monday, an 88-year-old woman was found dead outside Laval's Villagia de l'Île Paton, and on Thursday, an 84-year-old woman was found unconscious outside her Longueuil home, police say the incident was non-criminal.
- Investigators remain on site to interview witnesses and gather information, and a security perimeter was set up to preserve the scene; police investigators ask anyone with relevant information to contact them confidentially.
- Police say it is too early to confirm the cause of death and cannot yet rule out a heart attack, while Chief Inspector Karine Desaulniers said authorities are taking necessary measures out of respect for the family.
- Geographic context places the Rosemère incident in the northern part of Greater Montreal, with maps showing Rosemère's location about 35 km north of Montreal near Laval.
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A 78-year-old man died this Friday morning in Rosemère, a suburb of Montreal. His body was found a few steps from the back door of the building where he lived. It is the third death to the weather of an older adult in the last five days in Quebec as a result of the cold. The French-speaking province has faced so far in December at extremely low temperatures. Thermometers usually record these icy conditions between January and March. Continue rea…
3rd Montreal-area senior dies this week after being found outdoors in freezing cold
A 78-year-old man died in the cold Friday morning outside a social housing building where he resided on Montreal’s North Shore. This is the third time this week that a senior in the greater Montreal area was reported to have died after being found outside.
A seven-year-old was found dead in Rosemère on Friday morning in the Laurentians. He is the third eldest person identified without life outside in less than a week, in Greater Montreal.
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