College Student Sadly Passes Away After Being Outside As Temperatures Hit Subzero And The Police Are Investigating His Death

Oneonta, New York. 20-year-old Tyler Lopresti-Castro was a college student at SUNY Oneonta, and his friends say that he was just a good-hearted young man.

Tyler was supportive, loving, and always there to encourage the people he cared about when they needed him.

On January 27th at 6:50 in the morning, employees with the City of Oneonta stumbled upon Tyler lying on the ground just outside of the Silas Lane Bus Garage. Tyler had been outside as the temperatures hit subzero for hours before he was found there.

Tyler was able to be identified from his college ID that he had on him at the time.

When he was discovered that morning, the people who found him quickly called for help. Although Tyler was treated by paramedics before being rushed to the AO Fox Memorial Hospital, he sadly passed away.

Authorities went back to where Tyler was found and they were able to pull video footage from security cameras to piece together a part of what happened.

Tyler was spotted on the bus garage’s security camera at 2:15 a.m. walking out of the woods located behind the garage.

Authorities suspect that Tyler had been last walking eastbound near the off-ramp for I-88 before he made his way through the snow, across a drainage creek, and then towards the area where the bus garage sits.

GoFundMe; pictured above is Tyler

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Tyler was last spotted at midnight on January 27th, but the police are looking to speak to anyone who knows where he was or what happened to him between midnight to when he was found at 2:15 a.m.

Although the City of Oneonta Police Department stated that they are investigating Tyler’s death right now, they do not have any evidence of a crime being committed against Tyler so far.

Some of Tyler’s friends have created a GoFundMe to raise money in Tyler’s memory. “On behalf of Tyler’s Family and friends we wish to honor our brother, family member, and friend we lost way too early,” they wrote.

“Tyler left an impact on every person he met by giving so much love and support. We believe it is time to pass that on to the people that need it most in his life, his family. All the proceeds will be donated directly to his Mother and Stepfather.”

Here’s the entire statement below from the City of Oneonta Police Department regarding Tyler’s case:

The City of Oneonta Police Department is investigating the tragic passing of a 20-year-old male SUNY Oneonta student, Tyler Lopresti-Castro.

We ask that we regard the deceased and his family with the reverence that we ourselves would expect during this incredibly difficult time and refrain from sensationalizing or speculating in regard to the nature of this tragedy.

This is a death investigation and is being treated very seriously, however there has been no indication of criminality up to this point.

The facts that we are able to release without compromise of the investigation are as follows (all times are approximate):

On Thursday, January 27th, 2022 at about 6:50 am, City of Oneonta employees located a male, laying on the pavement near the Silas Lane Bus Garage near I-88 Exit 13.

Tyler Lopresti-Castro was initially identified by his SUNY Oneonta ID and was apparently suffering from extended exposure to extremely cold, subzero temperatures. Officers and Fire EMS were dispatched and began treatment on scene and the individual was transported to AO Fox Memorial Hospital.

Detectives reviewed bus garage video as well as video from the buses used the evening prior. There was no video of Tyler Lopresti-Castro being transported by a city bus.

The video from the bus garage finds that Lopresti-Castro emerged from a wooded area behind the garage at about 2:15 am.

A search of the surrounding area indicates Tyler may have walked off the roadway at the eastbound off-ramp for I-88 at the intersection of Route 205, climbing through the snow and crossing a drainage creek before emerging on Oneonta City property.

As Tyler was last seen around midnight on January 27th, we are seeking assistance from the public who may have additional information regarding Tyler’s whereabouts between the hours of 12:00 am and 2:15 am to complete the timeline.

Tyler was last seen wearing a grey hooded sweatshirt and blue jeans, he is described as 5’10” and 170 lbs and could have been walking in the area of River Street-River Street Service Road, Oneida Street or Chestnut Street areas during that time frame.

Anyone with additional information is asked to contact the City of Oneonta Police Department at (607) 432-1111 or the New York State University Police at Oneonta at (607) 436-3550. Anonymous tips may be left at https://local.nixle.com/tip/city-of-oneonta/.

Facebook; pictured above is a statement from the police

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