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KEITHVILLE, La. - Intense heat, high humidity and no electricity take a deadly toll. The Caddo Parish Coroner reports a heat-related death in Keithville, Louisiana. According to the coroner, relatives found 62-year-old Tina Peritt at her home in the 9500 block of Rosalie Loop around 1 p.m. Wednesday afternoon. The preliminary investigation indicates the death was due to chronic health issues --that in triple-digit heat led to a condition called hyperthermia. That's when the body generates more heat than it releases.