Man found dead in Death Valley from apparent extreme heat illness, officials say
National Park Service officials said they found a man dead inside a car after temperatures reached over 100 degrees. Extreme heat is what National Park Service officials assume led to the death of a man inside his car that was in the middle of Death Valley National Park as temperatures soared to over 100 degrees. A maintenance worker found the unidentified 65-year-old man from San Diego on July 3 around 10 a.m., inside his sedan about 30 yards off road from North Highway, park officials said. First responders and a medical coroner declared the man dead at the scene. A view of Mesquite Flat Sand Dunes during sunset at Death Valley National Park, April 23, 2023, in Calif. Tayfun Coskun/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images "The initial investigation suggests that heat-related illness may have caused the driver to run off road," the NPS said in a statement. MORE: Heat stroke vs. heat exhaustion: Extreme heat safety tips Investigators said it appeared that the car's tracks ran ...