Arctic chill over Nebraska, Iowa may have claimed victim

An arctic cold front that descended upon eastern Nebraska and most of Iowa may have claimed an elderly victim.

February 14, 2020Updated: February 14, 2020
News Channel NebraskaBy News Channel Nebraska

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — An arctic cold front that descended upon eastern Nebraska and most of Iowa may have claimed an elderly victim.

Omaha police say officers found the body of an 80-year-old man a little before 5:40 a.m. Thursday in a street not far from an assisted living center where he lived.

Police say he was not dressed appropriately for the cold. He's been identified as Robert Freymuller.

The National Weather Service says the wind chill had dropped to minus 26 degrees (minus 32 Celsius) at that time.

Many schools, businesses and organizations remained closed or opened late because of the frigid air blast.

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