A California man died from overheating at Death Valley National Park after hiking on a day where temperatures reached nearly 120 degrees Fahrenheit (48.3 degrees Celsius). On Aug. 1, he returned from a trail and drove his car off a 20-foot embankment, according to officials Monday.
This image provided by the National Park Service shows a car owned by Peter Hayes Robino of Duarte, who drove off a 20-foot embankment at the edge of the parking lot at Death Valley National Park, on Aug. 1, 2024, and died of hyperthermia, or overheating. LOS ANGELES — California ’s Death Valley National Park has claimed another life in its second heat-related death of the summer, park officials said Monday.
The man, identified as 57-year-old Peter Hayes Robino of Duarte, California, declined their help. Witnesses said his responses did not make sense. He returned to his car and drove off a 20-foot embankment at the edge of the parking lot, the news release said. According to the bystanders, Robino was breathing until right before responders arrived. They conducted CPR and moved him into the air-conditioned ambulance.
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