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The Guardian - US
The Guardian - US
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Maya Yang

French tourist dies in California’s Death Valley after being stranded in heat

sand dunes stretch toward rugged mountains under a blue sky
The Mesquite Flat Sand Dunes in Death Valley during southern California's hottest week of the year on 23 August in Stovepipe Wells. Photograph: AaronP/Bauer-Griffin/GC Images

A French tourist recently died in Death Valley national park after a car mishap left him stranded in 116F (47C) weather.

The visitor, identified as 68-year-old Pierre Michel Formosa, was traveling with another French man along the park’s remote West Side Road when their vehicle became stuck in mud near Queen of Sheba Mine Road.

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