Man loses shoes, severely burns feet while walking in Death Valley
The 42-year-old man from Belgium was flown by helicopter to a hospital.
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Just holy shit all around.
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My man was walking on sand dunes in 123 degree weather in flip-flops
People really need to be better educated about risks of extreme heat weather, including but not limited to just not going to Death Valley in the peak of the summer. Way too many people don't grasp the risks are the same if not greater than extreme cold weather.
People really need to be better educated about risks of extreme heat weather, including but not limited to just not going to Death Valley in the peak of the summer. Way too many people don't grasp the risks are the same if not greater than extreme cold weather.
Why would you go into Death Valley wearing flip flops anyway?
Is there just something about Death Valley that attracts unprepared Europeans?
Is there just something about Death Valley that attracts unprepared Europeans?
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I don't even go down the driveway in flip flops in georgia, you learn that mistake one time. One time your foot slips out
People who go usually know what they're doing, or at least believe they do.
There's really nothing out there except for that to go to.
I carry my dog over the patio to the grass to protect her feet, and I live in Missouri. I can't imagine how much worse sand in Death Valley would be.
The dunes are in between and very close to the two main ranger stations, Furnace Creek and Stovepipe Wells, they are super accessible and a favorite spot because they are just right there when you are driving around.
What is wrong with people who continue to go out and hike and shit in these temps? It's so weird to me because of the stories I've read about deaths, some are noted to be experienced hikers but if you're experienced, how do you not look at the temperature that day and go, "Unsafe"?
I thought the rangers have special air-conditioned vehicles to take people to the hospital if need be?
Mark me down as that being a place I will never go.
Mark me down as that being a place I will never go.
I've made it a point to hammer home to my European co-workers that Death Valley is quite literal and you should never go there in the summer, not even if you go in a car, not even if you bring a lot of water, not even if you bring your phone.
People really need to respect and take Death Valley seriously. Dont visit during the summer, and if you do, go out before the sun comes up.
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Man we should name this place something that would indicate that simply being there is liable to cause death. But what... that is the question.
I mostly mean out-of-town/state/country tourists, especially visiting from places where 100+ F weather is not common. They're way more likely to put themselves at risk walking around in 120 degree weather thinking it'll just be like a day at the beach back home.
"Oh okay I guess that makes sense, I'll wiki it and see what it's like."
WHY WOULD YOU GO THERE IN JULY?
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They had too much fun naming those. Should have been "Why are you here?" and "You will die"
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Yeah this is probably a big part of it. People are very ignorant of just what that kind of heat feels like and what it can do especially if they are coming from places that don't experience anywhere near that. I think especially at that level people can underestimate what even a few extra degrees can do.
First thing I thought of when I read the thread title was people not being cognizant of their dog's paws on hot surfaces.
Death is pretty evocative but I think the word Valley is too pleasant. By the time you hear Valley you've forgotten the bad part.
Do that for big oil execs. Need the most fitting punishment ever.
Yeah something's wrong when we've got to the point that there are some humans out there so oblivious to not only their surroundings but common sense to the point they have lost their innate sense of self-preservation. Yikes!
It's both a lack of self preservation and just general ignorance of even basic facets of nature.
Saw a woman recently admit that she didn't know that you could just take fruit off a tree and eat it, because her friend angrily confronted her about the fact that she buys lemons despite having a healthy lemon tree in the yard. "I thought you had to do something to them first."
Westerners are just fucking cooked, I swear.
Sounds perfectly lovely in December. July, not so much."Oh okay I guess that makes sense, I'll wiki it and see what it's like."
WHY WOULD YOU GO THERE IN JULY?
Name needs to be "you come here in the asscrack of summer and you will die valley". Apparently death valley isn't descriptive enough
