Overview
- Mayor Craig Greenberg said Richard Marshall, 55, was found outdoors over the weekend in grave condition and could not be revived at a hospital.
- The Jefferson County coroner’s preliminary finding lists hypothermia, with the death occurring Saturday, according to WLKY.
- Friends and local reporting identified him as Ricky Marshall, 56, an unhoused man known in the Portland area who was found near 26th and Market without shoes and had previously lost toes to cold exposure.
- Outreach leaders said they had recently encouraged him to add layers and emphasized relationship-based support when individuals refuse shelter.
- Gov. Andy Beshear reported a separate cold-related death in Whitley County and said Kentucky has recorded 11 storm-related fatalities as recovery efforts continue.