The 14-year-old's cause of death was pending. Temperatures soared above 110 degrees at Big Bend National Park, and officials warned against afternoon hiking.
A 14-year-old boy fell ill and ultimately died in extreme heat while he was hiking Saturday in Big Bend National Park in Texas, officials said.
The teenager's cause of death was pending. The local sheriff's office, where the Brewster County medical examiner is based, did not immediately respond to a request for information. Park rangers received a call for help at 6 p.m. and responded alongside U.S. Border Patrol agents, the park service said. The teen was found dead at 7:30 p.m., and the stepfather's body was found in his vehicle below Boquillas Overlook about a half-hour later, it said.
The older brother, identified as a 21-year-old man, was unharmed, the park service said. He had tried to carry the teenager back to the trailhead, it said.
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