The dangerously hot temperatures forecast fall between 103 degrees and 118 degrees.
Nearly 40 million Americans are under an alert as a heat wave blankets several states, triggering warnings and advisories in areas with triple-digit heat. According to meteorologists, the high temperatures will persist through the Fourth of July.
Big Bend National Park Ranger Tom VandenBerg said the stepfather went to get help and the boy’s older brother tried to carry the teen to the trailhead to get help, but was unable to make it out of the remote hike with his brother. According to VandenBerg, the older brother set his brother down on the trail and was able to make it to a ranger’s home near the trail to call for help. The emergency call came in around 6 p.m. on Friday.
The Marufo Vega Trail is a 14-mile loop with rugged terrain and no cell phone service, shade or water.
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