Las Vegas Boy Dies After Getting Stranded in Death Valley
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http://www.lasvegasnow.com/Global/story.asp?S=10867128
This is a very sad story. What is really tragic is how pointless it is!"An 11-year-old Las Vegas boy died after his mother's car got stuck in sand for five days on their way to Death Valley for a camping trip, officials said Friday.
Carlos Sanchez and his 28-year-old mother set out for an overnight trip to the area Aug. 1, but were stranded when their car got stuck about 20 miles east of Trona....
Their car was found Thursday at the southwest corner of Death Valley National Park after Las Vegas police reported the pair missing. The mother told her rescuers her son had died the day before.
The vehicle was found several miles off a dirt road in the middle of the desert ..."
So, point 1: why in the hell did Mom take her son to Death Valley in August? Did the name of the place DEATH VALLEY not register any importance? How about the time of year?
Point 2) "The pair had no maps and quickly consumed the 24 16-oz. bottles of water" She went off-roading in Death Valley without maps?!
Point 3) they were only 3 miles from a dirt road and had 24 16-oz bottles of water. They could have EASILY hiked 3 miles with that much water, even in Death Valley. If they were smart, they could have hiked at night, hid under rocks during the day, reduced water consumption and lasted a week out there.
I feel SO badly for the mother. She made a HUGE mistake and killed her boy.
It seems obvious to say it, but apparently, it needs to be said: People, if you are NOT an expert in wilderness survival, don't go alone into wilderness situations, especially in wilderness when weather conditions are extreme.
Like, don't drive into a blizzard in summer clothes and without blankets and food and water.
Don't drive around in a hurricane to "see the exciting wind".
Don't chase tornadoes.
Don't try to pet alligators or wild buffalo, etc.
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ayashe
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Why is this woman procreating in the first place? She should get her tubes tied NOW.
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ayashe
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thepatient
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ayashe:
why are you so quick to judge others?
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thepatient
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GodsnLiberals
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does not sound kosher..there has to be something sinister behind this..
this lands on the "housefires around the riverside area is a torched meth lab" category..
- 6 months ago
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GodsnLiberals
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alivein85
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It must have been Stovepipe Wells General Store. All I remember is being in the middle of nowhere and being hot as fuck-all. Why couldn't we go somewhere fun?? LOL just kidding.
- 6 months ago
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alivein85
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alivein85
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Yea, I remember driving THROUGH Death Valley while on vacation with my family as a child. I dont remember there being camp sites. Just some gift shop or something. Also remember wishing my drinking water was cold but my dad told me warm water was better.
*...Not a very memorable trip, I tell you wut.
- 6 months ago
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alivein85
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titvol
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Are there actual campgrounds in Death Valley?
- 6 months ago
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titvol
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Ihatethemall
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titvol:
In Death Valley you can pretty much camp any place you want. At least I always did. Thats the way it is just about everywhere in NV. As long as it is not private land you can camp anywhere you want for 16 days.
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Ihatethemall
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akamaial [removed]
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She must now be wondering whatever possessed her to think that camping in Death Valley was a fun thing to do ... a sad loss from such a lack of foresight.
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akamaial [removed]
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titvol
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Going camping with just one case of water?
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titvol
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curtisreed
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titvol:
Yes. In DEATH VALLEY. City people...harumph.
- 6 months ago
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curtisreed
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titvol
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titvol:
Maybe she wanted her son dead. Would be about par for the course these days.
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titvol
