The New York City medical examiner says the recent hot weather has claimed a life.

The cause of the 81-year-old man's death is listed as "hyperthermia due to environmental exposure."

The Queens man died on Thursday. The medical examiner says he had underlying health conditions.

The medical examiner did not publicly identify the man.

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