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U City Woman is County's Second Heat-Related Death

Fourteen deaths have been attributed to the heat in the Metro area; two of those are in St. Louis County.

A 93-year-old woman has been confirmed as the second heat-related death in St. Louis County this summer, according to the St. Louis County medical examiner.

The medical examiner’s office reported that the victim’s body temperature was 103 degrees and the outdoor temperature was 104 when she was discovered on Saturday, June 7. The window air conditioner in the brick home was working properly but was set at 95 degrees.

The victim lived alone but was cared for by relatives, according to the medical examiner’s office.

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