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   A motorcyclist died of suspected heat exposure and another was   
   hospitalized for severe heat illness Saturday amid record temperatures at   
   Death Valley National Park in California, park officials said.   
      
   The motorcyclist who died was not identified or described by age or   
   gender, and the condition for the patient who was hospitalized was   
   unavailable.   
      
   The Inyo County Coroner Office did not immediately respond to a request   
   for information.   
      
   Four others in the same group of riders were treated at the scene for   
   "heat stress," National Park Service Ranger Nichole L. Andler said by   
   email Sunday.   
      
   The park service said in a statement Sunday that the six were riding near   
   Badwater Basin, an area of salt flats in the park that includes the lowest   
   point in North America.   
      
   The area is south of the Furnace Creek Visitor's Center, where the   
   National Weather Service recorded a high temperature of 128 degrees late   
   Saturday afternoon, a reading 1 degree a   
      
   Science was not working in the riders' favor, the park service indicated.   
   The temperatures were well above the 99-degree line, over which ambient   
   air provides little cooling to humans, it said.   
      
   Motorcyclists often wear thick, heavy protective gear, making cooling even   
   more difficult. And helicopters serving as air ambulances that can more   
   quickly traverse the Mojave Desert's expanse are often grounded when   
   liftoff becomes difficult in warmer air, which spreads molecules that   
   favor wider wings or blades and herculean thrust.   
      
   “High heat like this can pose real threats to your health,” park   
   Superintendent Mike Reynolds said in Sunday's statement. “While this is a   
   very exciting time to experience potential world record setting   
   temperatures in Death Valley, we encourage visitors to choose their   
   activities carefully."   
      
   The park, under an "extreme summer heat" alert, advises visitors to avoid   
   hiking after 10 a.m. and to be prepared for life-threatening heat by being   
   vigilant about clothing, shade and water intake. The park service also   
   warns that cellphone reception is often nonexistent in Death Valley.   
      
   The National Weather Service had forecast record heat for Death Valley,   
   nearly through midweek, as it roasts under a high pressure dome that's   
   heating up much of the West.   
      
   https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/motorcyclist-dies-suspected-heat-   
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