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Foreign Worker in 30s Dies While Farming in Heatwave... Suspected Heat-Related Illness


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A foreign national in their 30s has died after working in a field amid a heatwave.

At around 3:15 p.m. yesterday (July 25), a report was received by firefighters that A, a Thai national in their 30s, was found collapsed in Hwangsan-myeon, Haenam-gun, South Jeolla Province.

Emergency responders transported A, who was unconscious, to a nearby hospital, but they ultimately passed away.

Yesterday's daytime high in Haenam-gun reached 33.7°C (93°F), with a heatwave warning in effect.

Police believe A collapsed due to a heat-related illness and are investigating the exact circumstances of the death.

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