Temperatures at the time were 119 degrees Fahrenheit, according to the National Park Service.
– A Florida man and his 14-year-old stepson died after hiking in extreme heat at Big Bend National Park in West Texas, according to officials.
Temperatures at the time were 119 degrees Fahrenheit , according to the National Park Service. The park, like other parts of Texas, are experiencing extreme heat with daily high temperatures ranging from 110 degrees Fahrenheit to 119 degrees Fahrenheit.His stepfather hiked back to his vehicle while the boy’s older brother tried to carry him back to the trailhead, according to the park service.
Authorities began looking for the father and at 8 p.m. they found that his vehicle had crashed over an embankment at Boquillas Overlook. The man was pronounced dead at the scene of the crash, the park service said.
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