- An upstate New York college student died after he was exposed to extremely cold weather.
- Tyler Lopresti-Castro, a SUNY Oneonta student, was found unconscious Thursday morning.
- He was found on the ground unconscious near a bus garage in weather below zero, officials said.
A 20-year-old college student in upstate New York was found dead after suffering from "extended exposure" to frigid temperatures last week, police said.
Tyler Lopresti-Castro, a student at SUNY Oneonta, was found on the ground unconscious by university employees near a bus garage on Thursday morning at 6:50 a.m., according to a statement from the Oneonta Police Department.
He was last seen around midnight Thursday.
Police said he "was apparently suffering from extended exposure to extremely cold, subzero temperatures," according to the statement. Otsego County Coroner Terry Knapp told ABC News it was 12 degrees below zero during that time.
Castro was transported to a local hospital where he was pronounced dead, authorities said. Security footage showed no indication that Castro rode public transportation in the hours before his death, but police said he was captured emerging from a wooded area behind the garage just after 2 a.m., according to police.
"A search of the surrounding area indicates Tyler may have walked off the roadway at the eastbound off-ramp for I-88 at the intersection of Route 205, climbing through the snow and crossing a drainage creek before emerging on Oneonta City property," the statement said.
Oneonta Police are seeking information from the public about his location between midnight and 2:15 a.m. They said he was last seen wearing jeans and a grey sweatshirt. Police added that there is no "indication of criminality up to this point."
A SUNY Oneonta spokesperson identified him as a junior studying professional accounting and said it is "a very said time" for the university, according to NBC News.
"Our campus community is mourning the loss of one of our own, and we are focused on providing support to the student's family and friends," the spokesperson told the outlet. "Our hearts go out to them, and we are providing whatever assistance we can to help them during this difficult time."