The medical examiner confirmed the cause of death for 45-year-old Nadine Hager was hyperthermia.
Author: Kaitlin Riordan
Updated: 5:25 PM PDT July 6, 2021
SPOKANE COUNTY, Wash. — The number of heat-related deaths in Spokane County grew over the July 4th holiday amid a historic heat wave that slammed the Northwest, bringing record-breaking temperatures to Spokane and surrounding areas.
The medical examiner wrote on its website Tuesday afternoon that there are 15 deaths "wherein circumstances suggest they may be heat-related, although autopsy results are not yet available to confirm." The medical examiner's office released this information after multiple media outlets requested information regarding deaths that may be heat-related.