Thursday 24 July 2008

Died of Suspected Heatstroke

It is thought that a 30 year old grape farmer from Villanueva de Alcardate (Toledo) found dead last night, died of heat stroke.

According to a local, the dead man left for his vineyard at around 5pm yesterday afternoon to install a new irrigation system.

After he failed to return by nightfall, his father and brother went out to look for him, but only managed to find his car. Local Police and Guardia Civil officers joined the hunt, the dead man was found at around 11.30pm.

Maximum temperatures in the Castilla La Mancha region soared above 40ÂșC yesterday, and the heatwave is expected to last for a few more days at least.

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