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...HEAT ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT /8 PM EDT/ FRIDAY...

* WHAT...Daily Heat index values up to 106.

* WHERE...All of southern Illinois, southwest Indiana, western
Kentucky, and southeast Missouri.

* WHEN...Until 7 PM CDT /8 PM EDT/ Friday.

* IMPACTS...Prolonged exposure to hot temperatures and high humidity
may cause heat illnesses.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Drink plenty of fluids, stay in an air-conditioned room, stay out of
the sun, and check up on relatives and neighbors.

Take extra precautions when outside. Wear lightweight and loose
fitting clothing. Try to limit strenuous activities to early morning
or evening. Take action when you see symptoms of heat exhaustion and
heat stroke.

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Two people killed by camel at western Tennessee petting zoo

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Ambulance, crash, emergency

OBION COUNTY, TN (WSIL) -- Two people have died after being attacked by a camel Thursday in western Tennessee. 

Around 4:45 p.m. the Obion County Sheriff's Office received a call of a loose camel near Shirley Farms in Obion, Tennessee attacking people. 

Deputies arrived on scene and found two unconscious people on the group and the animal still on the loose. 

Obion County, Lake County, Ridgely Police, Tennessee Highway Patrol and the Lake County Rescue Squad were all on scene rendering aid and moving victims to a safe place. 

The camel attacked a Sheriff's office vehicle, then moved towards deputies who were attempted to move a victim to an emergency vehicle. 

For the safety of everyone at the scene, the camel was put down. 

The two victims, Bobby Matheny 42-years-old of Ridgely and Tommy Gun 67-years-old of Obion, died from their injuries at the scene.Â