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Michigan woman dies of cold exposure after being found in assisted living facility parking lot

BATH TOWNSHIP, Mich. (CBS DETROIT) - An 82-year-old woman has died from cold exposure after a snow plow driver discovered her outside of an assisted living facility in Bath Township, police said.

The woman was found at about 7:10 a.m. on Friday, Dec. 23, at the Vista Springs Timber Ridge Village assisted living community located at 16260 Park Lake Road.

Police say a snow plow driver was clearing the parking lot and saw the resident curled up in the snow at the north end of the parking lot. 

The woman was carried inside, and staff, police and fire treated her for extreme cold exposure.

According to police, she was transported to Sparrow Hospital, where she died.

The Bath Township Police Department is investigating the circumstances of the incident. 

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