Coroner: Man found dead on trail died of exposure
The Carlton County coroner says exposure caused the death of an 81-year-old Twin Cities man whose body was found outside his car on a snowmobile trail last week.
The Duluth News Tribune reports the death of Gerald Patrick Maloney of Minnetonka was ruled accidental.
Maloney had been missing since Feb. 27. According to the Star Tribune, Maloney left his home about 11:30 a.m. that morning to go to an auto-repair shop. He never arrived, and his wife reported him missing at 6:30 p.m. that evening.
Minnetonka police told KSTP-TV that Maloney may have been confused because of memory problems.
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A snowmobiler called 911 last Thursday after discovering an abandoned car on a snowmobile trail in northeastern Minnesota. Deputies found Maloney's body outside the car.
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Information from: Duluth News Tribune
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