Police say at least two people in the Detroit area have died in the extremely cold weather , including a former member of the City Council in the town of Ecorse, Michigan.
Ecorsedetective Tim Sassak tells TV station WDIVthat the man was discovered Wednesday. Sassak says the man wasn't wearing a hat or gloves and wasn't dressed for below-zero temperatures.
Sassak says police believe the man was disoriented. He was found across the street, near a neighbor's house.
Ecorse is about 15 miles southwest of Detroit.
In Detroit, a 70-year-old man was found dead in front of a neighbor's home Wednesday. No names were released.
The deaths bring to at least six the number of fatalities linked to the extremely cold temperatures in the Midwest.
