Woman dies after falling into her freezer
October 04, 2008 5:55 PM
THE GAZETTE
A freak accident is suspected in the death of woman found in her Patty Jewett-area home Saturday morning.
A friend called Colorado Springs police to the home on Janes Lane about 8:45 a.m. Cause and manner of death have not been determined.
The woman's name hasn't been released.
"We heard she had fallen into a freezer and gotten trapped in a position she couldn't get herself out of," Sgt. Tim Hogan said. "It cut off her air and she couldn't get herself out."
He said criminal involvement is not suspected. An autopsy has been scheduled.
