A young man was found frozen to death at a bus station near his campus in Upstate New York.
20-year-old Tyler Lopresti-Castro was a beloved son, student, nephew, and friend from East Greenbush, New York, who was found dead near the Oneonta Public Transit Central Garage on Thursday morning.
According to the preliminary reports, it is believed that the junior SUNY Oneonta student froze to death after walking through woodland and snow wearing nothing but jeans and a sweatshirt on the night when temperatures fell below 7°F.
“[He] did not appear to be dressed for the cold,” Police Chief Christopher Witzenburg said before confirming that Tyler had succumbed to “extended exposure to extremely cold, subzero temperatures.”
As of this writing, foul play is not suspected and the case remains under investigation.
Authorities believe that the 20-year-old got wet and cold while on his way home from his campus. It is not clear if alcohol played a role in his premature death.
“There’s a drainage culvert there, we believe that he got very cold and wet from crossing through the drainage culvert and some pretty deep snow,” the police chief added.
“At this point I don’t have any reason to believe that there was fraternity involvement. That’s something that we’re open to, but we can’t speculate at this time.”
Following the young man’s unfortunate passing, his aunt, Lisa Ann Carey, paid the 20-year-old a touching tribute on Facebook.
“He was so loved by everyone because he was JUST LOVE. He loved to make people laugh, and he didn’t like to leave anyone out,” she expressed.
“This was NEVER the ending!! It was ALWAYS, ALWAYS, ALWAYS supposed to be him telling jokes and doing a dance on MY grave.
“Tyler always knew how to make me laugh even when I was trying to send him to his room, that was always supposed to be the end. And I don’t know right now how I go on without him.”
Our thoughts are with Tyler’s family and friends during these challenging times.
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