NewsAugust 25, 2005
Coroner blames another death on heat
KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- Heat was a factor in the death of a man whose body was discovered earlier this month in a sweltering room, the Jackson County medical examiner's office announced Wednesday. The victim was identified only as a 57-year-old Kansas City man...
The Associated Press
KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- Heat was a factor in the death of a man whose body was discovered earlier this month in a sweltering room, the Jackson County medical examiner's office announced Wednesday.
The victim was identified only as a 57-year-old Kansas City man.
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He had a pre-existing medical condition that may have made him more susceptible to the heat, the office said in a news release.
The body was discovered Aug. 9 after the man's caretaker returned from a weekend away. Temperatures in the room where the man died were estimated to be 90 degrees despite two fans.
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