19-year-old woman dies after she got stuck inside walk-in freezer at a Chicago hotel where she was partying
The 19-year-old was found dead inside a freezer at the Crowne Plaza Chicago O'Hare Hotel on September 10, 2017, but her family insists that there was foul play involved
The family of a Chicago teen who died of hypothermia after stumbling into and getting stuck inside a hotel's walk-in freezer is suing the hotel for $50 million. 19-year-old Kenneka Jenkins was found dead inside a walk-in freezer at the Crowne Plaza Chicago O'Hare Hotel on September 10, 2017, after she had reportedly been partying with friends on the ninth floor two nights prior, and her parents are alleging negligence on the part of the hotel.
While the medical examiner ruled out foul play and stated Jenkins died accidentally of hypothermia due to cold exposure in the freezer and highlighted her intoxicated state as a significant contributing factor, the 19-year-old's family insists there was foul play involved in the teen's death.