February 15, 2015
A New Jersey woman was found frozen to death in the snow near her home on Sunday morning, authorities said.
Olivia Benito, 66, had stopped by a neighbor's house for drinks after they left a benefit event at an Elks Club in Lakewood, New Jersey, Al Della Fave, spokesman for the Ocean County prosecutor's office, said in a news release.
Benito had some alcoholic beverages during the course of the evening, the neighbor told police. She left the neighbor's townhouse at about midnight to walk to her home two doors away, Della Fave said.
The neighbor said she discovered Benito face down in snow when she went out to clear her car of snow at about 7 a.m. on Sunday, according to Della Fave. She was pronounced dead at the scene by ambulance personnel, he said.
Police found no outward signs of trauma or foul play but Della Fave said the death remains under investigation.
The temperature at 7 a.m. on Sunday in the Lakewood area was 10 degrees, according to the National Weather Service.
