WASHINGTON, DC - NOVEMBER 13: (R) Hector Cazares was given an extra
blanket by homeless advocates who made the rounds earlier at McPherson
Square where several homeless folks sleep each night. He used newspapers
under his feet to separate them from the cold sidewalk. As temperatures
reached the low 30's overnight, many homeless folks needed extra
blankets to protect them against the near freezing weather.(Photo by
Michael S. Williamson/The Washington Post via Getty Images)
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SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) — Four people have died of hypothermia in the San Francisco Bay Area while the region is gripped by freezing temperatures.
Rosie Dominguez, a spokeswoman for the Santa Clara County coroner's office, confirmed the deaths and their cause but provided no further information. Dominguez referred questions to a county spokeswoman, who did not immediately return a phone call Friday afternoon.
The San Jose Mercury News reports (http://bit.ly/1d6G0kk ) that three of the victims died in homeless encampments while a fourth person died in a garage in the county on the south end of San Francisco Bay.
Temperatures dropped as low as 30 degrees at San Jose International Airport early Friday.
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Information from: San Jose (Calif.) Mercury News, http://www.mercurynews.com
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