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4 men dead after shoveling, blowing snow

The four were above the age of 60
Posted at 7:10 PM, Mar 13, 2017
and last updated 2017-03-13 20:10:50-04

The Milwaukee County Medical Examiner’s Officer has confirmed four people have died in snow removal-related incidents.

The ME’s office said a 68-year-old man collapsed while shoveling snow on the South side of Milwaukee, and was pronounced dead at about 5:45 p.m. Monday evening.

At about the same time, a 78-year-old man died on the North side, also after shoveling.

Monday morning, a 64-year-old man collapsed on Park Avenue in South Milwaukee and died just before 11 a.m.

Another South side man died after snow blowing at around 2:30 p.m. He was 76. 

 

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