“This is a heartbreaking reminder of how quickly conditions here can turn dangerous,” said Death Valley National Park Superintendent Mike Reynolds

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A French tourist, Pierre Michel Formosa, died after his vehicle got stuck in the mud while traveling on a remote road in Death Valley National Park

While his companion went to find help, park rangers located Formosa approximately 1.5 miles from Badwater Road, and he was pronounced dead at the scene

Temperatures reached 116 degrees on the day of the incident

A French tourist died after his vehicle became stuck in the mud, leaving him stranded in California’s Death Valley National Park.

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