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An Umatilla County construction worker reportedly died from a heat-stroke-related illness amid the record-breaking heatwave.

James Anfeldt, 47, of Spokane, was found by his 6-year-old son in his trailer at Panelview RV Park in Hermiston on June 24, according to Umatilla County Medical Examiner.

The Umatilla County Sheriff鈥檚 Office responded to the report of the son requesting medical assistance. Deputies found Anfeldt dead on the floor in the trailer at 6:30 p.m. June 24. By that time, Anfeldt鈥檚 trailer had reached about 130 degrees, the East Oregonian reported.

Anfeldt had been working as a construction worker in Pendleton. He had hypertension, a condition that him vulnerable to the heat, the medical examiner said. The cause of death was external hyperthermia-overheating.

The medical examiner told聽聽that Anfeldt had 鈥渨orked all day on a construction project in Pendleton and was already dehydrated and goes to sleep without AC and pretty much collapses headed to the bathroom.鈥�

Temperatures in Hermiston and Pendleton on June 24 were in the 90s, according to the National Weather Service in Pendleton.

Oregon鈥檚 death toll from last week鈥檚 record-breaking heatwave has risen to 116, according to the Associated Press. Many of the victims had no air conditioner or fans and died alone.

Gov. Kate Brown on Tuesday directed agencies to study how Oregon can improve its response to heat emergencies. She also enacted emergency rules to protect workers from extreme heat after a farm laborer collapsed and died June 26 at a nursery in rural St. Paul, Oregon.

Seattle, Portland many other cities broke all-time heat records, with temperatures reaching above 115-degrees Fahrenheit in some places.