Another apparent heat-related death has been reported in St. Louis County, bringing the total in that area to four this year.
The St. Louis County Medical Examiner said a 73-year-old woman is the latest person in the County thought to have succumbed to the heat.
The woman, who lived on Wayside Dr. in Ferguson, was found July 28, but may have been dead for as long as two weeks, according to the medical examiner's office.
Air conditioning was off and the windows shut in the home where the woman was found.
