Police: Winslow man dies from heat
Posted: September 5, 2012 at 5:20 p.m.
A Winslow man died Wednesday from apparent heat exhaustion after a truck driver noticed him acting strangely Tuesday in Fort Smith, according to a news release from the Fort Smith Police Department.
The news release identified the man as Olaf Brian Cooper, 47, of Winslow. His vehicle was later found in Fort Smith.
Cooper's core temperature was recorded at 108 degrees, according to the news release. Foul play is not suspected, the news release stated.
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