Guard dies in freezing overnight shift at Winter Olympic construction site (www.independent.co.uk)
from throws_lemy@reddthat.com to world@lemmy.world on 11 Jan 2026 23:42
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Ilovethebomb@sh.itjust.works on 12 Jan 2026 04:41 collapse

It was minus 12c, and the guy had a heart attack.

bastien@lemmy.wtf on 12 Jan 2026 15:00 next collapse

Thank you, so the title is obvious clickbait, and even voluntarily misleading. I was not aware the independent’s standard had been lowered like this

Clent@lemmy.dbzer0.com on 12 Jan 2026 17:05 collapse

Exposure to cold weather does increase heart attack risk.

The article leaves this unsaid but it isn’t actually irrelevant. Of course, given the prevelance of clickbait, it’s likely a coincidence.