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Young woman freezes to death after leaving party without coat

The body of Elizabeth Luebke was found by a passer-by

Andrew Buncombe
New York
Tuesday 19 January 2016 09:42 EST
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Elizabeth Luebke's body was found by a passer-by
Elizabeth Luebke's body was found by a passer-by (YouTube)

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A family in Wisconsin is in mourning after a 21-year-old woman froze to death after leaving a party, dressed in light clothes and without a coat.

Officials said Elizabeth Luebke was seen on surveillance cameras collapsing in the snow around 4:30am after leaving a house party in the town of Oshkosh. She was discovered by a passer-by at about 9am on Sunday.

The temperature at the time was -5.8 degrees F (-21C )with the wind chill recorded as -27.5 degrees F. (-33C). Ms Luebke was wearing shorts, fishnet stockings and a tank top. Her sweater was found near her body, according to Fox News.

Reports said Ms Luebke was wearing shorts, fishnet stockings and a tank top when she left the party
Reports said Ms Luebke was wearing shorts, fishnet stockings and a tank top when she left the party (Fox News)

A report by the Milwaukee County Medical Examiners’ Office suggested Ms Luebke was apparently intoxicated when she left the house party.

Reports said that Ms Luebke’s mother came to Milwaukee to look for her daughter. Kathryn Luebke told investigators her daughter was hospitalised last October with a blood alcohol content of 0.40 after she was found unresponsive at a bar.

Local media said her friends at the party thought she had been picked up. The man who hosted the party said she had been drinking and stormed out into the night after getting angry with a friend.

In December, the young woman posted on social media that she had quit drinking and stayed sober for a month.

“I know you kids feel invincible, but this weather is ruthless. Please, all of you, don’t underestimate this cold,” Ms Luebke’s friend Julie Schmidt, posted on Facebook

Joel Dhein with the Glendale Police Department said: “If you can stay in groups - at least with somebody - that's just general personal safety.”

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