Friday, July 22, 2011

Excessive Heat Leads To Teen Death

  • {Kentucky}...The National Weather Service has issued an excessive heat warning for Kentucky as hot conditions in Louisville contributed to the death of 18 year old Cody Johns of Sellersburg, Indiana, who died at a Louisville hospital Thursday evening. An autopsy performed Friday found the teen died of hyperthermia. Johns was working for a landscaping business when he fell ill, and his temperature reached 110 degrees while in the emergency room.