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Man dies of exposure after fall on icy driveway near La Pine

By Associated Press
Published: January 15, 2019, 6:45am

LA PINE, Ore. — Authorities say a 66-year-old La Pine-area man who slipped and fell on his icy driveway after returning home Sunday evening was unable to get inside and apparently died of cold exposure.

KTVZ-TV reports deputies were called around 11:45 a.m. Monday about a man found lying in a driveway northeast of La Pine, Deschutes County Sheriff’s Sgt.

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