Estimated read time: Less than a minute
This archived news story is available only for your personal, non-commercial use. Information in the story may be outdated or superseded by additional information. Reading or replaying the story in its archived form does not constitute a republication of the story.
ROCK HILL, S.C. (AP) — Authorities say a man who died from heat exposure in South Carolina had a body temperature of 109 degrees Fahrenheit when he was found.
York County Coroner Sabrina Gast said in a news release that 55-year-old Ronnie Moore was found on a trail at River Park in Rock Hill around 6:45 p.m. Monday by someone who called 911 and reported he was having seizures.
Gast says Moore died a short time later, and he appears to have been killed by the heat.
Temperatures in Rock Hill reached 97 degrees on Monday, and a police report says Moore had a body temperature of 109 degrees Fahrenheit when paramedics arrived. A normal body temperature is around 98.6 degrees.
Copyright © The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.
