Cause Of Death Revealed For Man Found Behind Morristown Business

MORRISTOWN, N.J. – Nearly two months after a Honduras man was found dead on Schuyler Place in Morristown, the Morris County Medical Examiner has determined the cause of death.

An autopsy performed by Dr. Ronald Suarez, Medical Examiner for Morris County, revealed Oscar Alberto Romero, 23, died from hypothermia due to exposure to low environmental temperatures. The manner of death was accidental, Suarez said.

Romero was found on Nov. 17, 2015 around 8:30 a.m. when police received a call for an unconscious person in an alley behind 12 Schuyler Place.

Romero had no consistent address in the United States. No criminal charges are anticipated, the Morris County Prosecutor’s Office said.