I don't think it got any publicity even if she/you stayed in the area. I think it was just a guy that mixed medication and alcohol and couldn't then overcome freezing temps. Not sure it even made the news.
Yes 1990-91. Don't remember the exact month. A group went drinking disguised as camping in the winter. Got there in the dark. Came to (not woke up) the next morning and walked about 30-50 feet and there he was under a tree.
Funny. I've been to Mount Lemmon. First year of college was U of A. Went there a couple times. Found a guy froze to death. Never realized I would someday wish that was me after a Gopher game/season/seasons/decade/decades.