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Church path woman froze to death | |
(30 minutes later) | |
A woman found lying in the snow outside a church in South Lanarkshire froze to death, it has emerged. | |
The woman was alive when she was discovered by the church organist on a path in the grounds of St John's Church in Carluke on Sunday morning. | |
She was taken to Wishaw General hospital but died a short time later. | She was taken to Wishaw General hospital but died a short time later. |
Police said there did not appear to be any suspicious circumstances. It is understood the woman, who was in her thirties, had hypothermia. | |
Strathclyde Police said a post-mortem examination had taken place. | |
The church organist was on her way to prepare for the Sunday service when she discovered the woman, who is believed to have been partially-clothed. | |
Reverend Roy Cowieson, the minister for St John's, said: "When we heard that the lady had died we were extremely sorry that something like that would happen in Carluke and outside the church." | Reverend Roy Cowieson, the minister for St John's, said: "When we heard that the lady had died we were extremely sorry that something like that would happen in Carluke and outside the church." |
The church cancelled its 11am service on Sunday. | The church cancelled its 11am service on Sunday. |
South Lanarkshire councillor Eileen Logan, who lives in Carluke, said: "Obviously the community is quite shocked and saddened." | South Lanarkshire councillor Eileen Logan, who lives in Carluke, said: "Obviously the community is quite shocked and saddened." |