A 45-year-old Medford postal carrier died Saturday after collapsing during a delivery — and his wife believes intense heat and humidity might have played a role.
He was found Friday at 5:40 p.m. lying on the ground in the area of 99 Riverside Ave. and was pronounced dead the following morning at Massachusetts General Hospital.
Baldassarre was due to leave work at 4:30 p.m. but stayed on for an overtime shift, according to Cathy Baldassarre. Temperatures were in the low 90s Friday, with high humidity, as the Northeast confronts an intense heat wave.