Man allegedly dies from being ‘essentially boiled alive’ in San Diego hotel shower

It’s not surprising to get out of a particularly hot shower with steaming skin, but most people likely aren’t concerned about boiling alive under a faucet. Yet, that’s how a Marine veteran tragically died recently in a California hotel, according reports.

Fox News Digital reported that a wrongful death suit was filed Oct. 15 regarding the death of 72-year-old Terril Johnson, who died in May after taking a shower at the Fairfield by Marriott Inn & Suites San Jose Airport. Johnson was “effectively boiled alive,” according to the suit.

He had driven six hours from Los Angeles to San Jose to attend his granddaughter’s college graduation at San Jose State University, Fox News Digital’s report said. Citing the Santa Clara County medical examiner, it also said Johnson’s cause of death was determined to be “severe scalding.”…

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