Rome Police confirm that California man died of hypothermia
ROME, N.Y. (WKTV) - The man found on North George Street has been identified as 22-year-old Steven Garcia of California. Garcia's body was found in the backyard of a residence. It has been confirmed that he died of hypothermia and the case is closed. Multimedia Authorities say he had been staying with a friend in Rome for the past couple of months. Rome Public Safety Commissioner James Masucci says that Garcia was drinking at a party Saturday night, and left alone 4:30 a.m. He eventually broke into a vacant home. Garcia then tried to break the garage window, badly cutting his arm and suffering severe blood loss. The following comments do not necessarily represent the views of NBC-WKTV News Channel 2. Users have agreed to these terms and in doing so accept full responsibility for their comments. Moderation is limited. Sunday, Jan 11 at 6:52 AM Vanessa wrote ...I knew Steven for Many years he was a funny wonderful person and I just wish he would have been taken care of a little better by his "friends" and I can tell you that he was NOT trying to break in anywhere. RIP Steven I will always love and miss you. Inappropriate? Alert Us!Thursday, Jan 8 at 1:51 PM Covering up wrote ...why no metion of the fact that he worked for the Destito at the Savoy! Inappropriate? Alert Us!Thursday, Jan 8 at 5:04 AM Josh Childs wrote ...this person happened to be a friend of mine. he wasn't visiting new york he was attending a culinary arts school and had a place to live there. unfortunately the people that were his "friends" weren't actually his friends because we would never let that happen to him, it just really sucks that he was supposed to come back to visit us and we lost him like that. R.I.P. STEVEN we can't believe your gone! Inappropriate? Alert Us!Wednesday, Jan 7 at 7:06 PM a friend... R.I.P. Steven! wrote ...i knew steven over here in cali and we're all angry that they let him leave alone when he was so drunk. i guess those NY friends of his weren't really his friends. please don't type anything mean, his family and friends will read them, and that's not cool. Inappropriate? Alert Us!Tuesday, Jan 6 at 8:52 PM Get Real wrote ...Ok, so the guy was drinking. He wasn't driving. He was walking. Probably not real familiar with the area, got lost and confused. It takes longer than two months to learn an area. The question I like to ask is, where were his so called friends? How come they weren't concerned about him leaving alone? With friends like that, who needs enemies. A young man lost his life, prayer for his family. Inappropriate? Alert Us!Tuesday, Jan 6 at 6:19 PM ahem wrote ...another candidate for the Darwin awards Inappropriate? Alert Us!Tuesday, Jan 6 at 10:24 AM sad to see wrote ...What is sad is the fact that alcohol consumption leads to another death! Inappropriate? Alert Us!Tuesday, Jan 6 at 9:33 AM sad wrote ...Many people get depressed around the holidays and do things that just don't make sense. Very sad. Inappropriate? Alert Us!Tuesday, Jan 6 at 9:19 AM CDH wrote ...Classic case of climate inexperience, Cali to up state NY in January, how many times have we seen it? Just when you thought it was safe to go outside again. Inappropriate? Alert Us!Monday, Jan 5 at 6:23 PM anewhartford wrote ...he probably was homeless or just drunk. sad... Inappropriate? Alert Us!Monday, Jan 5 at 2:31 PM Roman wrote ...He was trying to break into the house. Ended up cutting his wrists and bled to death. Inappropriate? Alert Us!Monday, Jan 5 at 9:32 AM concerned wrote ...how sad for the victims family. so close to the holidays to lose a loved one although anytime is a sad time.i really hope rome PD can figure out what lead to the young persons death and give closure to the family. Inappropriate? Alert Us!Add a commentMost Popular
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