I guess no one will ever know but I suspect he became unconscious fairly quickly. I've heard a person begins to feel "warm" and they slip off to sleep as the body temperature drops. juanita > Oh, how horrible. I hope he became unconscious fast. > > Connie > > > > > > I'll never forget 1982 in eastern Kansas when my husband's uncle > > froze to death. He was in his 90's, a bachelor, and for some reason > > stepped outside his mobile home, slipped on the ice and lay there > > all night. The temperature was minus 24 degrees that night. He was > > farming 360 acres and had 500 head of cattle - had never married nor > > had children. > > > > juanita > > > > > > > > > http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~mbousman1/memory.htm > > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > MEMORY-LANE-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without > the quotes in the subject and the body of the message