An aerial view of an iconic Death Valley vista Zabriskie Point in Death Valley National Park, California, United States. (File photo by Tayfun Coskun/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images) A senior citizen died in Death Valley after his car ran out of gas in Death Valley Nation Park during record high temperatures.
A park visitor found his body on Tuesday.67-year-0ld David W. Kelleher apparently started walking in extreme heat after his car ran out of gas.
The National Park Service says he appears to have been walking from Zabriskie Point toward Furnace Creek after abandoning his car.Rangers say he had entered the park several days earlier.
A ranger noticed a car in Zabriskie Point parking log on June 8 and noticed the same car there three days later.A heat wave caused record temperatures, up to 123 degrees.After discovering that the vehicle was registered to Kelleher and learned that there was no missing person report on him.