Laurel County woman dies from hypothermia

London, Ky. (WTVQ) – An elderly woman suffering from dementia, who wandered away from the assisted living home where she was staying, was found dead near the home, a victim of hypothermia, according to the Laurel County coroner.

The woman was identified as 95-year-old woman Dorothy McKnight.

The coroner says McKnight was not dressed for the cold weather when she walked away from the facility and that she went to a home a few doors away where she fell off the porch, couldn’t get up and ultimately died from the elements.