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Region's first heat-releated death reported

By AP/KWMU

St. Louis, MO – An elderly woman's death on Monday is being reported as the St. Louis region's first heat-related death of the year.

Lillie Robinson, 83, lived alone in St. Louis. A neighbor found her body this week.

The temperature in the home was at least 90 degrees, and an air conditioning system was not in use.

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