A woman found dead inside a parked vehicle near downtown Thursday morning has been identified as Elaine Marie Cleveland, 34, of Anchorage, police said.
Police received a call about a woman who was unconscious and unresponsive in a van at 7:20 a.m., said Jennifer Castro, Anchorage police spokeswoman.
An autopsy conducted on the body showed cold weather contributed to Cleveland's death, Castro said. No foul play is suspected at this point.
Medics determined Cleveland was dead when they arrived with police and found her in a white Chevrolet Express van parked on East Sixth Avenue, Castro said.
The van was parked on the lot of Alaska Professional Auto, 1011 E. Sixth Ave. Police removed the body and loaded it into a State Medical Examiner Office van at 10:30 a.m.
The Chevrolet Express van has been on the lot for a month, said Tare Choi, an employee at the car lot.
Castro did not say how Cleveland had gotten inside the van.
By BENJAMIN S. BRASCH