Polar Vortex Claims More Lives Gerald Belz, a University of Iowa student, was found unconscious outside on campus Wednesday morning. After being rushed to the hospital, <br />the pre-med student died. An official cause of death has yet to be released, but it is expected that the historically low temps played a role, as the wind chill was -51 degrees. In Illinois, an 82-year-old man <br />was found dead outside <br />of his home after falling. In Indiana, three people were killed in a car crash on an icy road. The deceased are a 22-year-old police officer, his wife and the driver of the other vehicle. In Chicago, a man was hit <br />and killed by a snow plow and a man in Milwaukee was found frozen to death in a garage. Many schools and businesses remain closed, <br />hundreds of flights have been canceled <br />and many have lost power. The U.S. Postal Service has postponed <br />mail delivery in various parts of the <br />Midwest until the record-low temps subside.
