Ahmedabad, July 20: A Border Security Force officer and a jawan died during patrol due to extreme heat exposure at the 'Harami Nallah' creek area along the India-Pakistan international front in Gujarat, official sources said Saturday.

The incident, in which an Assistant Commandant and a Head Constable are stated to have suffered a heat stroke and dehydration, took place on Friday along the border, the sources said. Heat Stroke Patient in Delhi Shows Body Temperature of 109.5 Fahrenheit Which Can Result in Organ Failure and Death, Brought Dead Patient Had Temperature Higher Than Thermometer's Measurement Range (See Pic and Video).

The two were undertaking a 'zero line' patrol when they collapsed. The two BSF men were rushed to a health facility in Bhuj but they could not be saved, they said.

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