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Deep Freeze Connected To 2 Deaths in Detroit

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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.

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