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‘I am broken hearted’: Husband mourning loss of wife who died after falling in garden in over 90-degree heat
An 83-year-old woman in Mississippi died after falling in a flowerbed during extreme heat, with temperatures reaching 90s and surface temperatures near 125 degrees. Her husband, Rick Van Egmond, described their three-hour struggle in the sun and warned about the dangers of heat, emphasizing that even those who feel comfortable in high temperatures can be at risk.
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