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Ridgecrest woman dies from combination of heat, cardiovascular disease

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The coroner's office is reporting that a Ridgecrest woman died of heat-related issues in Inyokern on Friday.

76-year-old Helen Burns was found dead near Highway 395; the coroner's office says she died from a combination of the heat and of cardiovascular disease.

Weather records show the high temperature in the area that day was 107 degrees.

Bakersfield, CA

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FridayFri

11/06/2026

Clear

-° / 49°

4%

SaturdaySat

11/07/2026

Mostly Clear

80° / 51°

1%

SundaySun

11/08/2026

Mostly Clear

77° / 51°

2%

MondayMon

11/09/2026

Partly Cloudy

76° / 51°

2%

TuesdayTue

11/10/2026

Clear

74° / 51°

2%

WednesdayWed

11/11/2026

Clear

80° / 54°

0%

ThursdayThu

11/12/2026

Partly Cloudy

80° / 54°

2%

FridayFri

11/13/2026

Partly Cloudy

71° / 55°

24%