N.Y. College Student Dies After Spending Night Outside in Subzero Temperatures: Police

A student at SUNY Oneonta has died after being exposed to the extreme cold for several hours, according to officials.

Tyler Lopresti-Castro, 20, was found lying on the pavement near the Silas Lane Bus Garage by Exit 13 on Interstate 88 in New York by a group of city employees just before 7 a.m. local time on Thursday, according to a statement released Friday by the City of Oneonta Police Department.

Police say the victim, who was identified by his SUNY Oneonta student ID, was treated at the scene before being taken to AO Fox Memorial Hospital in Oneonta, N.Y. 

SUNY Oneonta said Lopresti-Castro ultimately succumbed to his injuries at the hospital, per News 10 ABC.

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Police said in Friday's statement that Lopresti-Castro appeared to have been exposed to subzero temperatures for an "extended" period of time. According to News 10 ABC, officials say the victim was not properly dressed for the extreme cold.

"A search of the surrounding area indicates Lopresti-Castro may have walked off the roadway at the eastbound off-ramp for I-88 at the intersection of Route 205, climbing through the snow and crossing a drainage creek before emerging on Oneonta City property," the department said in Friday's statement.

SUNY College Student Freezes to Death After He's Found Outside in Subzero Temperatures

 

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