Heat kills Brooklyn man
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New York City medical examiners say a 78-year-old man died of heat exposure during this week’s punishing heat wave.
The medical examiner’s office says hyperthermia caused the Brooklyn man’s death on Friday. The National Weather Service says the air temperature reached 96 degrees in the city that day.
The man’s name wasn’t released, and details on the circumstances of his death weren’t immediately available.
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