ELLSWORTH ( AP) — Authorities are investigating the death of a man found lying on the ground in an Ellsworth alley.

Police say 64- year- old Ronald LaCasse of Machias was found Wednesday morning by a man headed to work at a nearby shellfish company.

It was not clear how long he had been there before he was found but temperatures in the area were about 10 degrees.

He was taken to a hospital where he was pronounced dead of hypothermia.

Police tell the Bangor Daily News that LaCasse had been staying at a city homeless shelter

The death remains under investigation.

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