'I loved everything about her': Mississippi man mourns wife's death from heat exposure

Heat death of 83-year-old woman prompts warning from husband, doctor

BOLTON, Miss. (WLBT) – An 83-year-old woman died after she and her husband fell in the hot sun and were unable to get up for more than three hours, and her husband is now urging others to take extreme temperatures seriously. Martha Irene Van Egmond died after temperatures reached the 90s on Saturday. According to the First Alert Weather Team, surface temperatures on cement reached approximately 125 degrees. She and her husband Rick lay in the su…

'I loved everything about her': Mississippi man mourns wife's death from heat exposure

BOLTON, Miss. (WJTV) - A Bolton man spoke to WJTV 12 News about how dangerous the heat can get after losing his wife to a heat-related accident this weekend. Martha Van Egmond, also known as Irene, was full of life. Her husband, Rick, said she was active in the community and loved children and antiques. [...]

Bolton woman dies after apparent heat exposure in garden

Special to The Bolton NewsAn 83-year-old Bolton woman died Saturday after she and her husband fell while working in their garden and were unable to get up for more than three hours in the summer heat.Martha Irene Van Egmond died after the incident at the couple's home in Bolton. Officials with the Hinds County Coroner's Office suspect she died from heat exposure.According to her husband, Rick Van Egmond, the couple had been working in their gard…