Played football with him since we were in the 3rd grade. Please make sure you you are being careful out there if you are working in the heat and stay hydrated.
Always run with a water bottle outside in the summer months, along with as little clothing as possible...usually just shorts and a T-shirt. Also, I try to stay in the shade.
you're already dehydrated. Be smart everybody, you can't drink enough in the heat, and keep your head covered in the sun. Just covering your eyes (visor, sunglasses) won't keep you from overheating.
Especially from something that could be easily avoided.
It can be in some cases, but heat-related deaths aren't necessarily fluky things that are the result of carelessness. Thousands of people die from heat stroke yearly. It's by far the most frequent weather-related death, outnumbering deaths by hurricane, tornadoes, tsunamis, floods, etc.
You are 1000% correct in being careful out there. Just yesterday I was out cutting the grass for about 35mins and had a bout of blurred vision after. It was bad for a couple of hours.
Sorry for your loss.
He was in construction of some sort.
It can be in some cases, but heat-related deaths aren't necessarily fluky things that are the result of carelessness. Thousands of people die from heat stroke yearly. It's by far the most frequent weather-related death, outnumbering deaths by hurricane, tornadoes, tsunamis, floods, etc.