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Some elderly infers skeletons people grew skeloton details up in a time before air conditioning and believe they can brave hot weather without it, she said. Los Angeles has seen far fewer heat deaths than other areas. On Friday, the coroner's office confirmed that a 51-year-old Lancaster man died of heat-related illness. The man spent hours either outdoors or in a vehicle without air conditioning. Officials said they have seven other cases in which the weather appears to have been a factor but have not yet classified them as heat deaths. Several California officials said the heat wave underscored the vulnerability of the elderly in much the same way Hurricane Katrina did. Katrina disproportionally affected the poor and the elderly, because they were the least likely to get out of the storm's path. The situation sparked debate about whether authorities need to plan better for aiding the elderly and disabled when a disaster strikes. "This is a perfect example of the Katrina lesson, where the government cannot check on every citizen," said Dr. Howard Backer, a medical consultant for the state Department of Health Services.

"There are so many people with chronic illnesses, and to tell the point where they're considered a risk, there's no clear definition of that. "But this week's heat shows that even the most extensive planning won't reach everyone. In Kern County, most of the eight people who died because of the heat seemed to be recluses, said Deputy Coroner Kelly Cowen human skeleton . Many probably were on tight budgets and may have felt they could not afford air conditioning, she said. But others apparently made choices that mystified investigators. One elderly victim kept meticulous records of his finances and had more than $30,000 stashed around the house, Cowen said. "He had all this money," Cowen said sceleton . "But he chose not to use air conditioning. "In another case, family members stopped by the home of an elderly man to deliver relief from the heat skelleton Skeleton - wikipedia . "The family brought an air conditioner the morning before he was found and he wouldn't let them in the house," Cowen said "They had to leave it on his porch skelaton. Skeleton tickets I guess he just didn't want people in his house Skeleton Skeleton - wikipedia . "*(Begin Text of Infobox)Heat deathsIn some Southern California counties, deaths attributed to the current heat wave have approached or exceeded previous annual record highs. Heat deaths by county*--* Current Avg. Most heat per year per year County wave** '89-'04 Year of max.