https://www.cnn.com/2019/07/19/health/m … index.htmlFormer NFL offensive lineman Mitch Petrus died Thursday night in Arkansas due to heatstroke, officials said. The former Super Bowl champion was 32 years old.
Petrus fell ill Thursday evening after working outside all day at his family business, Pulaski County Coroner Gerone Hobbs said. He was taken to Baptist Health Medical Center in North Little Rock just before 9 p.m. and was pronounced dead just before midnight, Hobbs said.
Temperatures in the area reached 92 degrees during the day, and a heat advisory was in effect in Arkansas when Petrus became ill. When the body's temperature rises faster than it can cool down, "heatstroke" occurs, potentially damaging the brain and other vital organs.
How does that happen? Just keep drinking water and take breaks. There is no excuse for a 32 year old to die from heatstroke.