Dad says daughter suffered heat exhaustion while lifeguarding at Pocahontas Park

CHESTERFIELD COUNTY, Va. — A Chesterfield father is demanding answers after his 16-year-old daughter, who is a lifeguard at Pocahontas State Park, was hospitalized after her shift.

Reaghan Porterfield, a rising junior at Manchester High School, spent the weekend recovering from what doctors diagnosed as severe heat exhaustion, according to her father, Chad Porterfield.

“She ended up passing out and falling out at her vehicle,” Porterfield said…

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