An 86-year-old woman living with Alzheimer's was found dead after wandering away from her home on Sunday night.
The woman a resident of Bay County, Michigan was out all night in below freezing temperatures.
Apparently she was found after 11 hours and pronounced dead at the hospital.
When the emergency crews that were searching for the woman found her she was dressed in a white nightgown.
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