Milwaukee County Medical Examiner's Office investigating suspected cold weather related death

MILWAUKEE (CBS 58) -- A man is dead in Milwaukee's Riverwest neighborhood and it's believed the cold weather may be to blame. 

According to the Milwaukee Police, the body of a  man in his early 50s found in a van parked in the alley behind residence at W Humboldt Blvd and E Burleigh Street. Man was last seen by his roommate around 10 PM Saturday. The body found around 12:05 PM.   The temperature in Milwaukee dipped as low as zero early Sunday morning.

The Medical Examiner's Office said the man displayed signs consistent with hypothermia.  An autopsy is scheduled for Tuesday.

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