FORT ANN  A 92-year-old woman died of hypothermia on Wednesday after she apparently slipped on ice outside her home and was unable to get back to her home, police said.

Eleanor M. Campney was found around 5:45 p.m. in a garage across the road from her home on Campney Lane, off Copeland Pond Road in West Fort Ann, according to State Police. She lived alone, but was well-known around town for her spirit and community involvement.

Police believe she had gone out of her home earlier in the day, possibly to get her morning newspaper or to take out garbage, and slipped on ice, hurting her leg and losing a shoe. Her cane was found outside as well.

State Police concluded she was unable to stand up because of the conditions, but that she crawled to the garage and made it to the bottom of stairs that led to a shop above the garage before she lapsed into unconsciousness.

A neighbor who periodically checked up on her found her Wednesday night and called police.

State Police said an autopsy was performed Thursday at Albany Medical Center, and the cause of death was determined to be hypothermia.

Rain, snow and sleet that fell on Tuesday hardened into ice around the region when temperatures dropped below freezing early Wednesday.