Motorcyclist dies of suspected heat exposure in Death Valley amid record-setting temperatures
A motorcyclist died of suspected heat exposure and another was hospitalized for severe heat illness on Saturday amid record-setting temperatures at Death Valley National Park, officials said.
A motorcyclist died of suspected heat exposure and another was hospitalized for severe heat illness Saturday amid record temperatures at Death Valley National Park in California, park officials said.
The motorcyclist who died was not identified or described by age or gender, and the condition for the patient who was hospitalized was unavailable.
The Inyo County Coroner Office did not immediately respond to a request for information.
Four others in the same group of riders were treated at the scene for "heat stress," National Park Service Ranger Nichole L. Andler said by email Sunday.
The park service said in a statement Sunday that the six were riding near Badwater Basin, an area of salt flats in the park that includes the lowest point in North America.
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