Gates, 66, died on June 20 while delivering mail on his route in Lakewood during the sweltering Texas summer heat. The heat index was above 110 degrees that day.
Gates' official cause of death remained unknown until the release of the autopsy report, although union officials always suspected his death was heat-related. Hyperthermia is described as having an abnormally high body temperature. The medical examiner listed the following points for the hyperthermia diagnosis in the report:
History that [Gates] experienced a witnessed collapse while working outdoors on the afternoon of June 20, 2023 [Gates] was transported to a hospital where his rectal temperature was reportedly 104.6 degrees FahrenheitThe outdoor temperature for Dallas on the afternoon of June 20, 2023 was approximately 97 degrees
The autopsy report also ruled hypertensive and atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease in the findings because: Myocyte hypertrophy and interstitial fibrosis on microscopic sections of the heart
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