"Construction worker in his 20s found dead in a sitting position in Gumi amid heat wave warning", 8 July 2025

A Vietnamese construction worker was found dead...at his workplace in Gumi, North Gyeongsang Province, supposedly of heat-related illness.

...a colleague discovered the victim seated and unresponsive at around 5:24 p.m. at an apartment construction site in the city. The Gumi Fire Station's first responders recorded his body temperature at 40.2 degrees Celsius...

The temperature in Gumi peaked at 37.2 C on the day. A heat wave warning had been in effect since June 29; the Korea Meteorological Administration had issued the season's first heat wave warning on June 20...

An autopsy is scheduled for Wednesday to determine the exact cause of death. Police suspended work at the construction site and plan to interview the victim’s acquaintances in Korea to investigate whether the worker had any underlying medical conditions...