A death investigation is underway after a woman died hours after being found unresponsive on the roof of a hospital Thursday in the north suburbs.
ByA woman, 28-year-old Chelsea Adolphus, died after being found Thursday on the roof of Vista Medical Center East in Waukegan, officials said.A woman died hours after being found unresponsive on the roof of a hospital Thursday in the north suburbs.The Lake County, Illinois Coroner's Office said the woman was admitted to the hospital earlier this week before ending up on the roof."She was sweeter. She was friendly," the woman's mother, Yolanda Adolphus, said.
Hospital personnel found Chelsea Adolphus on the roof of the Vista Medical Center East in Waukegan Thursday morning. She was unresponsive and moved to the emergency room where she was pronounced dead, some 14 hours later. Chelsea Adolphus' family said she was admitted to the hospital and was staying in a room. It is unclear to them how she managed to get on the roof and how long she was there in frigid temperatures.
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