A tour guide died due to heat stroke when giving a tour at the Summer Palace in Beijing on Sunday, amid a scorching heatwave in the city, according to Beijing Radio & Television Station on Monday.
He was sent to the hospital immediately after showing symptoms, but unfortunately the guide died after unsuccessful emergency intervention, the report said.
The tour guide surnamed Gong, 48, had been a full-time guide for outbound tour teams, and was the only child in his family, according to Beijing Youth Daily.
The temperature was around 35 C to 36 C at noon on Sunday in most areas of Beijing, according to the report.
Beijing will enter the high incidence period of natural disasters in July, according to the municipal emergency bureau, with particular attention being paid to the risk of extreme heat.
