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Death Valley's scorching heat kills second man this summer

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Death Valley's scorching heat kills second man this summer

California’s Death Valley National Park has claimed another life in its second heat-related death of the summer, park officials said Monday. 

On Aug. 1, a day where temperatures reached nearly 120 degrees Fahrenheit (48.3 degrees Celsius), bystanders saw a man stumble back from the Natural Bridge Trailhead, a one-mile roundtrip trail, according to a news release. 

The man, identified as 57-year-old Peter Hayes Robino of Duarte, California, declined their help. Witnesses said his responses did not make sense. He returned to his car and drove off a 20-foot embankment at the edge of the parking lot, the news release said.

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