A senior citizen died in Death Valley after his car ran out of gas in Death Valley National Park during record high temperatures. A park visitor found his body on Tuesday.
An aerial view of an iconic Death Valley vista Zabriskie Point in Death Valley National Park, California, United States.
Rangers say he had entered the park several days earlier. A ranger noticed a car in Zabriskie Point parking log on June 8 and noticed the same car there three days later.After discovering that the vehicle was registered to Kelleher and learned that there was no missing person report on him. A records search also showed that a park ranger had cited Kelleher for off-road driving on May 30.
Kelleher’s body was found around 2 p.m. on June 14. Kelleher was about 2.5 miles from his vehicle, but only about 30 feet from California Highway 190, obscured by terrain and a mesquite tree.
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