A man was found dead in his car from an apparent heat-related illness during scorching temperatures in Death Valley National Park, according to authorities.
A National Park Service maintenance worker noticed a car about 30 yards off the road from North Highway at 10:01 a.m. PT, according to a park service news release. Park rangers and officials from the Inyo County Sheriff's Office and the Inyo County Coroner's Office responded to the incident. The man was pronounced dead at the scene Monday.
The car's tire tracks ran along the shoulder of the road and rocky berm before veering away from the paved road, authorities said. The car had two flat tires but hadn't crashed. An investigation discovered that heat-related illness apparently resulted in the driver running off the road.
