Authorities say a New Jersey woman has been found dead in the snow just two doors from her home amid single-digit temperatures and subzero wind chills.
Ocean County prosecutors say a neighbor found 66-year-old Olivia Benito face-down shortly after 7 a.m. Sunday in a townhome development in Lakewood.
Prosecutors say the neighbor and Benito had attended a benefit together Saturday night, where Benito had several alcoholic drinks.
The neighbor says Benito stayed at her house for a while after they returned from the benefit, then left around midnight to go home. The neighbor found Benito the next morning when she went out to clear snow from her car.
When the neighbor found Benito, she tried to assist her and called 911. She also alerted Benito's husband, who had assumed his wife was spending the night at the neighbor's home.
No outward signs of trauma were found on Benito's body, authorities said. A cause of death has not been determined, and it was not known when autopsy reports would be made public.
Authorities say Benito's death is under investigation.
