New York City police recruit dies at training facility amid high temperatures

Authorities are investigating whether the 33-year-old may have suffered heat stroke or a heart attack

A New York City police recruit died Wednesday after suffering an apparent medical episode at a training facility in the Bronx, just days before he was set to graduate as an officer.

The 33-year-old, identified as probationary police officer Edgar Ordonez, lost consciousness at 11:30am while at Rodman's Neck, an operations base used by police for weapons and tactical training, a spokesperson for the New York police department said. He was pronounced dead shortly after at a nearby hospital.