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Milwaukee County Medical Examiner investigating two snow removal deaths

One man was shoveling, the other man was snow blowing.
Posted at 6:13 PM, Jan 20, 2019
and last updated 2019-01-20 19:32:43-05

MILWAUKEE -- Two men were found dead Sunday in Milwaukee County after removing snow, the Milwaukee County Medical Examiner said.

A 91-year-old West Allis man was found dead by his son around 12:30 p.m. in his home -- located near 108th Street and Cleveland Avenue. The Medical Examiner says he was snow blowing before he collapsed.

A 59-year-old Milwaukee man was found dead by his son just after 1 p.m. in his Milwaukee home -- located near 47th Street and Congress Street. The Medical Examiner says he lived alone and was shoveling before he collapsed.

No other information was released by authorities.