Overview
- Helen Massiell Garay Sanchez, 32, was found unresponsive inside a walk-in freezer at the Little Havana Dollar Tree around 8 a.m. Sunday, according to Miami police.
- Investigators say she entered the store before closing Saturday, made no purchase, accessed an employee-only area with a freezer, and remained there overnight.
- Police have ruled out foul play and say surveillance indicates she was not forced into the freezer, with the case labeled an unclassified death pending autopsy results.
- Police dispatch audio indicated the employee reported finding her unclothed, and staff told responders they did not recognize her.
- Sanchez, an anesthesiologist from Nicaragua and mother of two who was visiting her father in Miami, is being repatriated as relatives raise about $13,000 and Dollar Tree cooperates with the investigation.