An 87-year-old Leland man with Alzheimer’s disease fell victim to Sunday morning’s frigid temperatures.

Jesse M. Lumkowski of 204 Cedar St., was found dead, huddled against a residential garage Sunday, less than two hours after his wife called for help. Volunteer firefighters found the man about five blocks away from his home wearing only his pajamas and slippers.

The temperature at the time of the search was -2 degrees.

“It was cold and dark,” acting Leland Township fire chief Mike Fandel of the search conditions. “We just kept trying to cycle the guys through to get them warmed up. It wasn’t like we had a lot of fire apparatus there that would freeze up.”

According to police reports, Lumkowski’s wife called the sheriff’s department about 6:15 a.m. after awakening to a draft in the house and an open exterior door. She called her daughter, who set out on foot to look for the elderly man before authorities were alerted. Lumkowski had last been seen at 1:30 a.m.

About 30 representatives of the Leelanau County Sheriff’s Department, Suttons Bay Fire Department, Leland Fire Department, Leelanau Township Fire Department, Michigan State Police and a K-9 unit participated in the search.

Lumkowski, who was located at about 8:30 a.m., died of exposure, Undersheriff Scott Wooters said.