The park service said the temperature was about 119 degrees Fahrenheit at the time.
said on Friday around 6 p.m., the Big Bend National Park Communication Center got a call for emergency assistance on the Marufo Vega Trail. Park rangers learned that a stepfather and two stepsons who were visiting from Florida, were hiking in extreme heat.said the temperature around 6 p.m. that day was about 119 degrees Fahrenheit.
The youngest of the stepsons was 14 years old and he got sick along the trail. He lost consciousness. The stepfather, 31, hiked back to get their car in order to get help as the other brother, 21, tried to carry his brother back,
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