The Multnomah County Medical Examiner’s Office says it is investigating four recent deaths suspected to be tied to the high temperatures Portland saw in recent days.
Much remains unclear about the deaths, which the county says are under investigation and might end up having had other causes. But for now, health officials say they suspect the deaths were connected to temperatures in the area, which approached triple-digits Monday, following a weekend of unrelenting daytime heat.
The first death suspected of being caused by the heat was that of a 47-year-old man who investigators say “was witnessed dying” on Monday in Northeast Portland…