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A 57-year-old man died from heat exposure after walking in Death Valley National Park, authorities confirmed Monday, making it the second heat-related death in the area this summer. Peter Hayes Robino, from Los Angeles County, drove his car off a steep embankment after taking a one-mile circular walk on Aug. 1, the National Park Service said in a statement. The local temperature on that day soared to 119 degrees Fahrenheit.
A picture of the badly-damaged car shared by the NPS shows its airbags were deployed in the crash. Robino was able to walk away and was taken to a shady area by bystanders. He was still breathing when first responders arrived at 4:10 p.m. but despite receiving CPR and being moved to an air-conditioned ambulance, Robino was declared dead at 4:42 p.m. An autopsy confirmed he died of hyperthermia, the symptoms of which can include confusion, irritability and lack of coordination.
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