Leland Bates, 5, and River Bates, 3The core body temperature of a 3-year-old boy who died in June from hyperthermia was 109 degrees, according to the Bradley County Medical Examiner.
River Bates and his 5-year-old brother, Leland, died June 28.
Emergency medical personnel rushed Leland Bates to T.C. Thompson Children’s Hospital at Erlanger, where his core body temperature was recorded at 103. He was declared brain dead that night.
Dr. Jeffrey Miller, Bradley County medical examiner, said Leland’s temperature was likely much higher before he reached the hospital.
Both boys were well-hydrated and otherwise in good health, said Dr. Miller, who discussed autopsies of the brothers at a news conference this afternoon.