A Florida man and his teenage stepson died Friday after hiking in Big Bend National Park, according to officials.
At approximately 6:00 p.m., Big Bend National Park’s Communications Center received a call requesting emergency assistance along theThe 31-year-old man and his two stepsons, ages 14 and 21, were on that trail in “extreme heat” with temperatures reaching 119 degrees when the younger son lost consciousness, according to a news release from thePark officials say the youngest, age 14, fell ill along the trail and lost consciousness.
A team of Park Rangers and U.S. Border Patrol Agents reached the scene at approximately 7:30 p.m. and located the young victim deceased along the trail. A search for the father began with authorities discovering his vehicle crashed over the embankment at Boquillas Overlook at about 8 p.m.
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