A third person has died in 2024 due to the heat in Sacramento County, officials announced on Tuesday.County officials said 53-year-old Stephanie Baker of Citrus Heights died of a heat stroke on Aug. 4 at Mercy San Juan Medical Center. Baker was housed at the time of her death, officials said.KCRA 3 Meteorologist Tamara Berg said the high temperature on Aug. 4 reached 102 degrees in Sacramento. It was also part of a heat wave, being the fifth day in a row that reached temperatures above 100 degrees.In July, 58-year-old Kevin Gerhardt and 77-year-old Albert Edadiz both died as a result of the heat. Neither were unhoused and Gerhardt’s mother said that he did not have air conditioning.Officials said because Baker was hospitalized, the coroner’s office did not conduct an autopsy.See more coverage of top California stories here | Download our app | Subscribe to our morning newsletter
SACRAMENTO COUNTY, Calif. —
A third person has died in 2024 due to the heat in Sacramento County, officials announced on Tuesday.
County officials said 53-year-old Stephanie Baker of Citrus Heights died of a heat stroke on Aug. 4 at Mercy San Juan Medical Center.
Baker was housed at the time of her death, officials said.
KCRA 3 Meteorologist Tamara Berg said the high temperature on Aug. 4 reached 102 degrees in Sacramento. It was also part of a heat wave, being the fifth day in a row that reached temperatures above 100 degrees.
In July, 58-year-old Kevin Gerhardt and 77-year-old Albert Edadiz both died as a result of the heat. Neither were unhoused and Gerhardt’s mother said that he did not have air conditioning.
Officials said because Baker was hospitalized, the coroner’s office did not conduct an autopsy.
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