Woman Found Unresponsive On Hospital Roof, Dies 14 Hours Later: Police

LAKE COUNTY, IL — Authorities are investigating "the unusual circumstances" surrounding the death of a 28-year-old woman who was found unresponsive on the roof of a suburban hospital and then died 14 hours later.

The 28-year-old Waukegan woman, whose name was not being released Friday, was admitted to Vista Medical Center East in Waukegan earlier this week for treatment of medical issues, according to a news release from the Lake County Coroner's Office.

At about 8:45 a.m. on Thursday, she was found unresponsive on the roof of the hospital. The woman was moved to the emergency room where she was treated for about 14 hours, according to the coroner's office. She was pronounced dead at about 11 p.m. Thursday.

The woman has been transported to the Lake County Coroner's Office where an autopsy was completed on Friday. Results from the autopsy will not be released this week or weekend, Stephen Newton, chief deputy coroner with the Lake County Coroner's Office, told Patch.

Meanwhile, the coroner's office and the Waukegan Police Department are working together to investigate the woman's death. Authorities are planning to host a joint press conference on Monday where more details should be released.

Newton said no further details will be released this week or weekend regarding the woman's identity or preliminary results from the autopsy.

"Any further details will be released at the joint conference likely Monday," Newton said Friday.