FRESNO, Calif. (KFSN) -- On Thursday night, Valley lows dropped into the low 40s. In the Fresno area, the forecasted low was 42 degrees.

Overnight, the California Highway Patrol received a call of a man and a woman, believed to be in their 50s, found dead inside the tent they shared on Belmont Avenue and Abby Street near Highway 180.

Investigators believe the two had started a warming fire, fell asleep and died from a lack of oxygen.

Risks of hypothermia are increasing for those who are unhoused, especially those without safe heating elements.

"You're losing heat faster than your body can generate so your core temperature starts dropping," UCSF Fresno physician Dr. Kenny Banh said.

The largest risk to hypothermia, aside from extreme heat or cold, is exposure to elements, including ra

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