Woman found dead in freezer identified

The woman found dead in her freezer on Saturday has been identified as 60-year-old Maria Young.

The El Paso County Coroner's office determined Young's cause of death was positional asphyxiation, and the manner of death was accidental.

Young was found by a friend Saturday morning.

"The investigation revealed that Ms. Young apparently fell into an open chest freezer and was unable to free herself," Colorado Springs Police said in a news release.