The rangers said the visitor was rushed to a hospital in nearby Nevada
A stop sign warns tourists of extreme heat at Badwater Basin on July 8, in Death Valley National Park, Calif.A European visitor got third-degree burns on his feet while briefly walking barefoot on the sand dunes in California ’s Death Valley National Park over the weekend, park rangers said Thursday.
The ground temperature would have been much hotter than the air temperature that day, which was around 123 degrees Fahrenheit . Death Valley National Park has seen record highs this summer in the desert that sits 194 feet below sea level near the California-Nevada line. The medical center operates the Lions Burn Care Center. During the summer, many patients from Nevada and parts of California go to the center with contact burns such as the ones the Belgian man suffered.
Thermal injuries from hot surfaces like sidewalks, patios and playground equipment are also common in Arizona’s Maricopa County, which encompasses Phoenix.
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