Another farmworker in South Florida has died while on the job as the region has endured more than 37 consecutive days of hot temperatures that feel above 100 degrees.
Dozens of people attended a vigil Wednesday to mourn the death of Efraín López García, a 29-year-old farmworker who died two weeks ago after he started experiencing symptoms consistent with heat illness while on the job, family and friends told NBC South Florida."No one deserves to die lying on a farm or working on a farm," Gonzalez told NBC News in Spanish.
On July 5, López García was working on a farm in Homestead that grows taro, guava and avocado. A family member who worked with him noticed he wasn't feeling well. López García complained about having a headache and experiencing other symptoms indicating he may have been dehydrated, the family member said, according to Gonzalez. The farmworker of Guatemalan descent drank water and used ice to cool down.
He initially felt better and walked off. But moments later, López García was found on the floor unresponsive, Gonzalez said.The Miami-Dade Medical Examiner is still working on the autopsy to determine López García's exact cause of death,In January, a farmworker in Parkland died after experiencing symptoms related to heat illness during his first day on the job,The 28-year-old farmworker from Mexico was struggling to keep pace with more experienced workers.
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