< img src="https://savageventures.b-cdn.net/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/Death-Valley-man-burns-feet-on-sand.jpeg?w=1200"alt=""> A power glitch at the Death Valley National Park Furnace Creek Visitor Center caused an outside thermostat to momentarily read 667 ° F. While it’s not quite that hot in Death Valley, California (the hottest place on Earth), it is very hot. One man somehow lost his shoes while walking through some sand dunes within the park. The scalding sand burned his feet to the point that he needed hospitalization.
In a news release, Death Valley stated park officials rescued a male after “suffering full-thickness burns on his feet at Mesquite Flat Sand Dunes in Death Valley National Park on Saturday, July 20, 2024.” The 42-year-old male from Belgium was taking a “brief walk on the sand dunes” when he obviously lost his shoes.
“Due to communication challenges, park rangers were not able to determine if his flip flops broke or were lost in sand,” Death Valley’s press release states. “The ground temperature level would have been much hotter [than the] air temperature level, which was around 123 ° F.”
No brief walk is brief enough on Death Valley sand, it seems.
After calling for assistance, the guy’s household, park rangers, and Good Samaritans carry the man to security. Due to the level of his burns, park rangers required emergency situation transport to bring the male to a Las Vegas hospital.
Death Valley National Park advises the following for summer season visitors:
- Stay within a 10-minute walk of an air-conditioned vehicle.
- Don’t trek after 10 AM.
- Drink lots of water.
- Eat salted treats.
- Use a hat and sun block.
We might likewise add: Use dependable shoes. (Also, do not lose them.)
There is no additional upgrade on the man’s condition, however we hope he has actually made a full recovery after this frightening ordeal.
Do not mess with Death Valley. One guy somehow lost his shoes in the most popular put on Earth, and it didn’t work out.