A Stavropol official who was forced to work on a cleanup day in 40-degree heat has died.

58-year-old Galina Stepina worked in the administration of the Grachevsky municipal district. How рассказал The victim's son told reporters that on July 11, she was required to work on a cleanup day and clear roads in 40-degree heat. Twenty minutes after she began working, she became ill and was taken to the hospital, but she could not be saved.

Relatives don't believe the medical examiner's conclusion, which states that her death was caused by acute pancreatitis: Stepina never complained of pancreatic problems. Six months prior, she had undergone a full physical examination, and no liver or pancreas issues were found. However, heart problems were discovered: according to her son, his mother simply had a heart attack due to the heat.

State Duma deputy Yaroslav Nilov already asked The Federal Service for Labor and Employment will investigate the circumstances of the tragedy and the legality of the employer's actions. According to the service, the grounds for conducting the cleanup day and the presence of any contraindications for the deceased need to be verified.

Stepina worked in the administration for more than 20 years. Officials noted in her obituary that she was a "diligent and conscientious employee."

It was previously reported that Sakhalin from heat stroke perished 19-year-old conscript Danila MinyailoAccording to fellow soldiers, commanders subjected the recruits to several days of physical exercise in 35-degree heat and denied them water. The military unit called the death an "accident." The Investigative Committee aroused criminal case under the article on negligence resulting in the death of a person.

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