Motorcyclist Dies as Record Heat Hits Death Valley

A sweltering heat wave has caused record-high temperatures in some parts of California and contributed to the death of a man riding a motorcycle in Death Valley on July 6. The motorcyclist was riding through Death Valley National Park on Saturday with a group of five others when he died of heat exposure near Badwater Basin, an expansive salt flat at the south end of the park and the lowest point in North America. Another rider in the party was also treated for severe heat illness and transported to a medical center in Las Vegas. The remaining four motorcyclists were treated and released onsite, park officials reported Sunday....