"An 81-year-old man was found dead on the roof of his Brooklyn apartment building Saturday, and officials are now probing whether the freezing temps played a role in his death. Cops made the grisly discovery after getting a 911 call shortly before 10 a.m. and found the elderly man unconscious and unresponsive on the roof of 3310 Ave. H in Flatlands, police said."
"Law-enforcement sources said there were no apparent signs of trauma on the dead man but would not speculate on whether the cold snap that has gripped the city with temperatures plummeting to their lowest levels in more than 20 years may have caused or contributed to his death. At least 18 people have now died in the five boroughs - most of them homeless - since the frigid weather hit the Big Apple in recent weeks, with some critics blaming Mayor Zohran Mamdani's hands-off policy on forcing vulnerable vagrants into warming centers and shelters."
"Police on Sunday said the Brooklyn man found on his roof was pronounced dead at the scene, with the medical examiner due to determine the cause of death following an autopsy. The Post is withholding the man's name pending family notification, but sources said he is listed as a tenant of the apartment building where he was found."
An 81-year-old man was discovered unconscious and unresponsive on the roof of 3310 Ave. H in Flatlands after a 911 call shortly before 10 a.m. Law-enforcement sources reported no apparent signs of trauma but have not ruled out the recent extreme cold as a factor. The medical examiner will determine the cause of death following an autopsy. At least 18 people, mostly homeless, have died across the five boroughs amid the cold snap, and some critics fault Mayor Zohran Mamdani's policy regarding warming centers and shelters.
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