The elderly man’s death was one of two fatalities at national parks this week as tragedies continue to be part of a deadly summer on federal grounds.
Curry collapsed outside a restroom at Golden Canyon trailhead before 3:45 p.m. He was pronounced dead at the scene despite first responders giving him CPR and using an automated external defibrillator, officials said.
He also said “everything is hot here” and was pictured with plenty of sunscreen and a sun hat hiding underneath a metal interpretative sign that offered some shade.Curry died hours after talking to the Los Angeles Times.His death was one of three fatalities at separate national parks this week as tragedies continue to be part of a deadly summer on the federal grounds.
“According to the National Weather Service, Death Valley has experienced 28 days of temperatures in excess of 110 degrees this year,” the National Park Service said. “Heat stroke sets in when the body’s core temperature rises above 104 degrees.”The day before, a 51-year-old Louisiana man was found unresponsive by other hikers in Rocky Mountain National Park in Colorado about a mile from the Mount Ida Trailhead, officials said.
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