Update on Vespertine (for Wrestlestock)

[Vespertine]

Desert Emergency Services Report on Vespertine:

Earlier today, July 11th, 2022, a good distance away from the Wrestlestock grounds, one rookie wrestler from UGWC, by the name of Vespertine was hit with heat stroke and fainted on the trail. Also, as she fell backwards from the heat exhaustion, she fell on a scorpion which stung her on the outer upper thigh. Her boyfriend, James Rodriquez, was hiking with her at the time. They were 5 miles away from the Wrestlestock grounds and he carried her all the way back. Just in time as her heart almost gave out from the venom of the scorpion. Doctors have given her venom antidote and sedatives so she can rest for a few days. When asked, James recalled "I've seen large scorpions and small scorpions. This was medium size. I didn't freak out that much because I know the small ones are the most dangerous. I am however, glad, I hightailed it back to Wrestlestock. If I had lingered a bit longer, I think she wouldn't be alive."

The Desert Mobilility Center wants festival stock goers, roster, staff, participants of any sort to be aware of the dangers of the desert. High temperatures and blasting heat can give one unlucky person heat stroke, dehydration and 3rd degree burns (in the case of sun and no sunscreen.) But also be wary of habitats, flora and fauna when hiking out of Wrestlestock gates. Scorpions, millipeeds, rattlesnakes, sidewinder snakes, red ants are among the various wildlife one can encounter out here in the desert.  Each has their own way of dealing with the environment and each has their preferred amount of toxin to inject into victims.   Symptoms can range from mild discomfort to searing pain to paralysis and even death.  Take extra precautions and give these desert dwellers a wide berth when happened upon.

We here at the DMC wish Vespertine the best of us luck and we wish all of you to be safe while here on the grounds at Wrestlestock or out in the Sonoran Desert.

["Burned in Blood" Konrad Raab]

If there's someone who knows all about heat exhaustion, it's Konrad Raab himself. Because he's a heavy advocate of heat and climate change as well on top of the recent experience he had, Konrad felt duty to put his thoughts into the comments.

Konrad Raab: "I might've been an asshole to everyone including the said person I'll mention in a bit and I'm not denying that. I do take this particular case seriously. Not many people know this, but it was only 3 weeks ago that I also nearly died from Heat Exhaustion. It happened at the Nashville Xfinity NASCAR race because the weather was one hundred and thirty-five degrees. During that time, I was vomiting in my helmet while racing for the lead and won. After I did a burnout in the car which every NASCAR driver does when they win races, I got out of the car and collapsed smack bang on the start and finishing line. I had to receive medical attention and get so many fluids down my body along with being in a cooling room. It's not a pleasant experience and I don't want anyone to go through with what I had to deal with, along with Vespertine. More so that she got bitten by a scorpion too."

A short pause as he thought more about the world around him, especially the temperatures not just in the desert, but in Europe right now the one and few times Konrad was serious with his words.

Konrad Raab: "I however take this climate change so fucking seriously with this desert heat having a lot to do with that, so much so that I'm waiting for a time that UGWC goes to Washington DC to make my protests to Biden so he can take this seriously. Heat not only kills humans, but it kills nature and animals as well. It's why it's vital for me to make the changes I need to do I've already with my house being nothing, but solar energy powered and being on a vegan diet is my way of promoting climate change."

Konrad scratched his head as he gets poured a bucket of water over his head with drips coming down from ice on him.

Konrad Raab: "I'm working on a few things with NASCAR at the moment on making my cars not having to use petrol and it's in working developments as we speak. But I agree with the quote that everyone should be careful of the temperatures in the desert heat and I hope that Vespertine fully recovers soon. Be careful out there in the desert and currently in Europe as well that are going above the usual temperatures because it can kill you if you don't get into shade or drink enough fluids. Make sure you have plenty to drink and get yourself some shade and cooling conditions. We are planning to get some beds with air conditioning in my distract so people can recover from the heat and get a free bottle of iced water if a situation happens with fans in attendance. Get well soon Vespertine because I know the hell you're going through with heat exhaustion."

Cameras turned away from Konrad and he goes back in and continues to make these plans of having bedding in his distract to stop people from passing out in the heat exhaustion weather.