A university student deceased following a cold spell in the United States: attempt to take a shortcut to the house

A A young student from the University of Vermont, USA, died after taking a shortcut home, because of the extreme cold wave that prevailed in this country.

According to the "Daily Mail" information, Connor Gage – 19 – discovered snow in a parking lot behind a business in Burlington.

The discovery took place on Saturday morning and the efforts to revive the young man did not work. He was declared dead on the scene.

The police believe that the young man, who was walking to his home with temperatures below zero, tried to find a shortcut, but a fence prevented him from following his path in the parking lot.

By the time the young man walked by this place the temperature ranged between -18 and -19 degrees.

The US Meteorological Service reported that Saturday in Burlington the temperature reaches -20 degrees. It was a record number, It was not so cold since Groundhog Day in 1993, when it had reached a temperature of -22 degrees.

In addition, Connor wore clothes that the police considered "inadequate" for this climate.

"Exposure to cold seems to have been a cause or important factor that contributed"said the police in a statement.

It is not known if the alcohol was related to the death of the young man.because to determine it, it is necessary to wait for the result of the autopsy. For now, the authorities also continue to investigate what happened to Connor hours before his death because no crime index was found.

The University of Vermont issued a statement regretting the death and announced that it will provide counseling and support services to those affected by the death of Connor, a neuroscience student from New York.

On your Twitter account, lBurlington police identified Connor as the young man found dead and indicated that the investigation was continuing.

Just a few days ago, another young student died because ofThe polar vortex that caused the extreme cold wave in the United States and this has left up to now more than twenty dead.

Gerald Belz, 18, found frozen on campus University of Iowa where he studied medicine.

In the city of Chicago, the temperature has reached -30 ° C and in social networks, several residents of this place showed how fast boiling water froze in cold weather.