Crime & Safety

I-495: 2 Homeless Men Found Dead in Subzero Weather

Police said two men living in a wooded area near Interstate 495 were found dead as the temperature dropped below zero.

CHELMSFORD, MA — Two homeless men living by in a wooded area off Interstate 495 in Chelmsford were found dead Saturday in subzero weather. Police Chief James Spinney said someone discovered the bodies near Route 110 and contacted police Saturday at about 3:30 p.m.

Temperatures on Saturday were frigid, with snow and wind chill values at about 2 degrees below zero.

Police said one man was in his 50s and the other was in his 40s.

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Their identities are being withheld pending notification of family, Spinney said. No foul play is suspected.

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