Rachael Ray

An aunt of popular TV chef Rachael Ray died of hypothermia after she locked herself out of a home where she was house sitting, The National Enquirer reports.

Ray’s aunt Geraldine Dominica Scuderi froze to death in the driveway of Ray’s mother’s home in upstate New York. Scuderi, who was 77, reportedly locked herself out of the home when she went outside to feed animals in below freezing temperatures. She was unable to get back inside the home.

“At some point in the evening, I suspect that, because of her [chronic lung problems], she had trouble breathing and collapsed in the driveway and basically died there,” Ray’s cousin told the Enquirer. The tragic death occurred the day after Thanksgiving, Ray has not released a statement about her aunt’s death.

Thanks to loyal reader Luvn Life for the tip.

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