Re: [Paddlewise] Hypothermia - died in bed.

From: alex <al.m_at_3web.net>
Date: Mon, 17 Nov 2003 18:08:52 -0800
> He made it back into his condo, but was
> found a few days later, still in some wet cloths, on his bed, dead. The
> family was told he died of hypothermia. I'd never heard of such a thing.

May be, that doc was a veterinarian specializing in snakes and alligators;
they catch a cold and die at room temperatures, I heard.  Normal "human" doc
(pathologist actually) might have been unavailable at the moment. Will
refrain from further comments on the present state of healthcare in BC...
Alex.
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