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Heat claims another life in Oklahoma
by Stooges Fan Thursday 10-Aug-2006
TULSA (AP) — Oklahoma's fatal heat wave added to its toll Wednesday as people across the state looked for ways to cope during another day of triple-digit heat.

Benjamin Conaway, 32, of Oklahoma City, became the latest victim of heat stroke, succumbing Tuesday night at an Oklahoma City hospital, said Kevin Rowland, chief investigator for the state Medical Examiner's Office. Conaway was walking in Ardmore Monday when he fell ill.

"He had a pre-existing health condition and was taking medication that made him susceptible to the heat," Rowland said.

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