Doctors: ‘Higher The Heat Index, Higher The Risk’ For Heat Stroke Victims

COLLEGE PARK, Md.  (WJZ) — The death of Jordan McNair at the University of Maryland has people talking about heat stroke.
Doctors said the higher the heat index- the higher the risk.
13.1 miles of the Baltimore Half Marathon last October was nearly a death sentence for runner Madeleine Boucher.
“The day was really hot. I wasn’t hydrated. I didn’t do the things that I needed to do to prepare,” Boucher said.
The former athlete pushed through weakness, exhaustion,