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The Independent UK
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Sam Russell

Cassius Newton cause of death revealed as tributes paid to son of former Chelsea star

  • An inquest has heard that Cassius Newton, 34, and Aran Martinson, 33, died while hiking in temperatures exceeding 40C in the United Arab Emirates .
  • The pair, who had both moved to Dubai for work, went missing after setting off on a recreational trail in Wadi Naqab on 18 July.
  • Search teams discovered the men in a mountainous region, and both were pronounced dead at a hospital in Ras Al Khaimah later that day.
  • Provisional medical causes of death for both men were recorded as cardiac and respiratory arrest caused by severe heat stress.
  • Chelsea Football Club expressed their devastation at the death of former Academy player Cassius Newton, the son of former Chelsea player and coach Eddie Newton.

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Cassius Newton: Son of former Chelsea star Eddie Newton dies hiking in 40C heat

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