22-year-old community member Mike Ellis found frozen to death

Taken from Ellis' Facebook page

In a bit of really sad news, 22-year-old Mike Ellis, patron of CC Slaughters and good friend of Bolivia Carmichaels was found dead in Waterfront Park this morning. An autopsy this afternoon determined that he died of hypothermia.

Twenty-two year old Michael Ellis was partially clothed and inside a frozen fountain (not Salmon Springs) next to the Rose Festival building when he was found this morning. It’s not clear what he was doing in the hours before his death.

Although friends say Ellis was not among Portland’s many homeless, and officials are still unsure how he ended up in the fountain, many homeless do face risk of exposure and death in these harsh winter temperatures. There are many warming shelters available and they have, so far, not been at capacity.

If you have any additional information please contact Detective Chris Traynor at (503) 823-0541.