2020-09-22, 03:44 PM
People who live in cooler, more humid climates have no idea has fast the desert can kill you. It's hours not days and there are a number of examples.
A couple arrived at SPW in the summer and decided to walk to the sand dunes. Half way there, the wife turned back. When the husband never returned, she went to the ranger station. A fixed wing aircraft was dispatched to look for him. He was spotted wandering about. He died at a hospital in Las Vegas.
An elderly couple got stuck on one of the dirt roads off Badwater Road in the summer. The husband started walking. He never came back. The wife actually got cell service and called for help. The husband's body was found a half mile away.
A couple arrived at SPW in the summer and decided to walk to the sand dunes. Half way there, the wife turned back. When the husband never returned, she went to the ranger station. A fixed wing aircraft was dispatched to look for him. He was spotted wandering about. He died at a hospital in Las Vegas.
An elderly couple got stuck on one of the dirt roads off Badwater Road in the summer. The husband started walking. He never came back. The wife actually got cell service and called for help. The husband's body was found a half mile away.