Man Hiding From Police In Attic Dies When Temperature Soars

[matcom]

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DEBARY, Fla. -- A man hiding from police died in an attic where the temperature climbed above 100 degrees Monday, officials said.

Earle Herring, 57, was hiding in the attic of his sister's DeBary home.

"He climbed up into the attic because police cars showed up," Mary Herring Donaldson said. "He probably thought they were going to come into the house and he probably wanted to avoid them."

Donaldson said she called Volusia County court officials to report that her brother was at the house. Herring had been living in a bedroom behind the garage although a judge had ordered him to not have contact with his sister after a May 23 domestic battery charge, she said.

Sheriff's deputies arrived at 3 p.m., but no one answered a knock at the door. Donaldson later returned and called deputies back to the house at about 5 p.m., and suggested they search the attic, where her brother would often fix the air conditioning system.

Deputies found the attic door wedged shut with electrical wires "wrapped around the hinges from inside the attic, making entry difficult," according to the incident report.

Once inside, they discovered Herring's body. The temperature inside the attic was more than 100 degrees, officials said.

An autopsy determined that Herring died from either heat exhaustion or heatstroke.

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[crispini]

1. Volusia county again

WTF's in the water down there in Florida? that place is always making the news for weird stuff (not to mention voting shenanigans.)