‘I am broken hearted’: Husband mourning loss of wife who died after falling in garden in over 90-degree heat

Martha Irene Van Egmond, an 83-year-old woman in Mississippi, died after falling in her garden during a heatwave with temperatures exceeding 90 degrees. Her husband, Rick Van Egmond, also fell while trying to help her, and the couple remained in the sun for over three hours before assistance arrived. Rick warned about the risks of extreme heat, emphasizing its potential to cause fatal conditions like heat stroke.