University of Michigan Student Found Dead, Details Scarce

A University of Michigan student had gone missing last Friday, and was unfortunately found dead 35 hours after he was last seen.

Freezing Temperatures

Freezing temperatures can be dangerous to any person at any age, especially if that person is under dressed and exposed to extreme cold.

Hypothermia is a condition that occurs when core body temperature drops below 95 degrees Fahrenheit. This can quickly become a medical emergency because the body is losing heat faster than is can produce heat.

There are 5 stages of hypothermia:

• Stage 1 - Mild with a body temperature of 35-32 degrees. Normal or near normal consciousness, shivering.
• Stage 2 - Moderate with a body temperature of 32-28 degrees. Shivering stops, consciousness becomes impaired.
• Stage 3 - Severe with a body temperature of 24-28 degrees.
• Stage 4 - Apparent death with a body temperature of 15-24 degrees.
• Stage 5 - Death from irreversible hypothermia

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Some areas of Michigan experienced temperatures as low as -32°F over the weekend.

University of Michigan Student Found Dead Over The Weekend

According to WOOD, tragedy stuck the campus of University of Michigan over the weekend when a student who went missing was later found dead. 19-year-old Lucas Mattson went missing on Friday, and 35 hours later was found outside and likely died because of exposure to extreme temperatures.

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The Washtenaw County Medical Examiner's office claimed there were no signs of trauma or foul play but are still trying to determine the exact cause of death.

Mattson was last seen walking without a coat around 1 a.m. Friday in temperatures that ranged between -13 and 5 degrees.

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