71-Year-Old Man Dies While Hiking in 120-Degree Weather
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- Опубліковано 24 лип 2023
- Rima Curry is still reeling over the death of her beloved husband, Steve. The 71-year-old retired electrician succumbed to the searing 120-degree heat while hiking in Death Valley. He was an avid outdoorsman who would disappear for days on end to explore national parks near his home. Death Valley was on his bucket list. It comes as two women also died while hiking in hot weather in Nevada's Valley of Fire State Park.
If you would like to donate to Steve Curry’s wife, please visit this GoFundMe campaign: www.gofundme.com/f/man-collapses-and-dies-in-death-valley
I did not tell him to go out in Death Valley when it was 120°
I ain’t donating Steven should of known not to go to Death Valley he brought this on himself
@grr23624 ssi benefit is $210.i worked for fema during trump's pay-for-covid-funerals era.... we deducted the $210 from the max $9000 award.
A GoFundMe should be made to go towards an education program on why not to hike in 100+ weather.
HELL NO.
it’s too hot outside, i fr can’t believe people actually like being outside during this heat, it’s actually insane outside
For real though my AC is on full blast poor guy though.
Cry babies should go out more. It’s not hot like it’s in Death Valley
@@cristianflores2351 really you go out and have a heat stroke I rather not
@@cristianflores2351You should hike in 120 degree weather too. I wonder if you’ll be next on the news 🤦🏾♂️
Well I’m not a idiot to hike in Death Valley.
No matter how confident you feel, NEVER EVER go hiking in 120 degree heat! We had a heat wave here in Western Canada 2 years back where temperatures soared to 40C. I could barely handle being outside for more than a minute, never mind 2 hours! I can't imagine what this guy went through, my deepest condolences to his friends and family 💔
Is that 100 degrees in Fahrenheit?
@@Sadjhj It's 104 degrees Fahrenheit. I live in British Columbia, Canada which is in a temperate rainforest. We're just not used to that kind of heat here. Historically, summer temps don't get much higher than 25C (77F). Anything above 30C is considered hot.
BAN ASSAULT HEAT NOW!!!!!!!
@@ludicrousmodel3173oh how I wish we could go back to having at most 25-30 degrees.. I very vividly remember when I was younger thinking 25 degrees was soo hot. But now? Few years ago it got to 45-47 degrees in some places of BC. Very scary.. and yet some people still say climate change isnt real..
HE CHOSE TO GO HIKING IN 120 DEGREE TEMPERATURE BY HIMSELF. ENOUGH SAID.
Being old doesn’t always means being mature or have wisdom.
Clearly being young doesn't either.
Don't insult him he's dead and can't even defend himself
With all the failures you’ve had in life, you’re one to talk…
@@yourlocalyoutubecommenterThat means nothing.
That is so mean... Stop
I mean seriously my condolences but why on earth would anyone go hiking in an extreme heatwave!
@CTB1993no, let her please 😛
Lack of common sense
And in the hottest place on earth too 😭
@@SmileyAllTheTime 🙂
No matter how tough u think u r. The elements r always tougher.
🌞🌡🔥
Feel bad for him and his family but Mother Nature is never to be challenged ....PERIOD
BAN ASSAULT HEAT NOW!!!!!!!
@Jadolfsepticleralt2
I not a cannibal but anything taste good in enough barbecue sauce
That wasnt mother nation thats climate change caused by humans
you just guessed nature's gender? Wow
@Jadolfsepticleralt2ew
May he rest and peace and i hope his wife recovers from this incident
@Jadolfsepticleralt2foul 😭
My heart goes out to the families of all 3 of these poor people. I can’t imagine the temperatures they experienced…
Thin line between adventurous and ignorance...
100% ignorance
Stupidly. Not ignorance. He knew what would happen but his ego got in the way.
I was in Death Valley when it was 108°. I didn’t even want to get out of the car. I can’t imagine stepping out into 120° and thinking, I wanna do a hike!
Hiking to DEATH VALLEY in a heatwave. What could possibly go wrong? Next they'll tell us we shouldn't go hiking in a blizzard 🤦
You’re gonna flip out when I tell you about snowshoeing
@Jadolfsepticleralt2so is ya daddy
There's actually a very sad horrible story about that actually happening in the 1930s in Germany when an English school teacher took his students hiking near Frieberg ( I think ) and the boys were wearing summer clothing according to the story and it started to snow and several villagers tried to warn him to tell him not to continue anyway five boys died and there was no justice as it was even covered up by the German media .
I can't remember what channel it was on
@Jadolfsepticleralt2You mean....
He was a 71 year old senior citizen who climbed Death Valley while in 120 degree weather. Yep.
I made the mistake of working in my yard weeding, cutting hedges, etc and I live in GA. It was 92°, but with the Humidity it felt like 102°. I was only outside about 40 minutes, but came inside and literally passed out on my floor and almost threw up. I pray for the Homeless every single day, all day!!!! 🙏🏽✝️
That was a close call.
Thank goodness you're okay. I am also from GA. Really it's been too hot 😭
@@mrsjamessmom9044 I definitely learned my lesson.
@@levithebaddest2369 Thank you! Yes, its been miserable. 😫
Drink lots of water before going out again. You'll be amazed how much fluids could maintain your tolerance to the heat. When I meant drink ,, not just a glass of water.
WTF, why is anyone trying to hike in 100+ degree weather?!! Gotta be one of the worst ways to die. Rest their souls.
He was prolly looking for death and found it😐
Seriously. The place is literally called Death Valley lol i only visit these places in the winter like a normal person.
The fact that the hike trail is literally called ‘Death Valley’ is enough of a deterrent.
Why the hell would you want to hike anything, be it a mountain, valley, etc. - with the word ‘Death’ in the name to begin with?
Edit:
I mean, there's a reason why it's called ‘Death Valley.’
Because it's a beautiful, fun place.
@@johnc3525
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It’s not the hike trail that’s called Death Valley. It’s the whole desert valley
@@tanke5767 Death Valley includes all the surrounding mountains as well
@@johnc3525 yup
Condolences to his wife 😟💐
What in the world was wrong with this man, hiking in 120 degree weather? That is pure insanity, but it was his choice to do so. RIP to him
A lot of older people R very stubborn and set in their ways.......Unfortunately. 😮
@@jolyfrye1871 But why? what made them so set in their ways?
@@AethelhadasClearly, only he knew.
Plus all those layers he had on probably heated him up even more. He wanted to protect his skin from the heat but didn't think to protect his overall health from heat stroke.
@@anthonymarquez4617 yep. i meant old people in general too
May he rest in peace. My condolences to his wife and family 🙏😢💔
As someone who lived in Arizona, after that temp goes beyond 110 you just don't feel it anymore and that's what causes people to mistakenly think it's not going to get any hotter, but by the time it goes up a few more degrees your body is already dying and you just don't know it. Best time to hike is 5-8 am then 7-10 pm. Don't go alone and never forget to take water and some kind of shade. Even if it's just an umbrella.
I won't even drive in the heat like that, I'll drive at night.
WHY? Just why do people think they can beat Mother Nature? 120 degrees means....stay indoors and definitely don't hike in this weather 🥵🔥 its common sense. Death Valley speaks for itself.
RIP.
False sense of security with his age and experience.
That makes me so sad. I understand people have things they absolutely love like hiking and snowboarding and what not and I do understand you cannot stop someone from doing what they love but cmon. These people need to realize they have family’s who care and worry about them and it’s like that doesn’t even cross their mind while their doing the craziest things on the most dangerous days.
Sad situation but people need to STOP doing these things in such crazy heat.
Even for an avid outdoorsman, it is EXTREMELY dangerous to be going out in that kind of weather! It’s been massive here in VA reaching over 90! My condolences to the wife and the rest of the family. May he RIP 💔🕊️
Some people really don’t value their life.
Wow! He really went down the flames like literally. RIP to this man. But who in the right minds go hiking like this? That’s crazy. The other day I walked a 30-minute walk to a destination, it was around 100 degrees. I nearly collapsed due to the extreme weather. I live in NY and there aren’t many trees because the idiots from the city remove them. So it’s a hot concrete hell on the sidewalks. I also saw people running, people doing crazy things smh.
As the saying goes...There's no fool like an old fool.
With all due respect, it’s literally called DEATH VALLEY!!!
Why would u even go hiking mid summer knowing how hot it is!?
Some years ago at 55 years oldI had to work in the searing heat of Oman in July and August ... for a month. Daytime temps were 45C to 48C (113F to 118F). Even at night the heat is relentless at 40C. I didn’t have a choice ... had to get the work done. After that hellish job I told my boss that I’d never ever do that again. Did I get hazard pay? NO.
Why would you go out in 120 degrees 🤦♀️
I was outside doing garden work for 30 minutes when it was 90 degrees outside and when I came back in, I almost fainted. Do not go outside when it’s that hot!!!
In the caribbean, I washed clothes outside and I had to go inside feeling like I had heat stroke
I biked 15 miles uphill in the mountains in 90 degree weather last week. Did not passed out onetime.
@@finlav335 ok
Is this everyone’s first time outside in the summer?
Don't underestimate the extreme heat or extreme cold.
Death Valley really showed why it's called that name
It was on his bucket list to hike in Death Valley. Congrats! You did it!
Please choose a cooler day for your outdoor adventures.😢
Where I live it’s been consistently 103+ degree weather. The other day I caught my grandpa in the driveway working on his truck, we had to tell him to get inside. It’s that heat where it feels like you’re in an oven, you can feel it radiating all around. Disgusting.
Rest in peace 🙏
Condolences to his family and his wife
He went out to death Valley as an elderly man during a heat wave and you’re shocked!
that's no accident. it is a suicide.
actually what passed through my mind too. i really hope she can have the peace she deserves too along with him. i hope he's somewhere better if he struggled before.
Rest In Peace Steve,you will never be missed,you died a terrible way,but you will still be remembered,Rest In Peace 🕊
EDIT:And Rest In Peace to the other 2 girls
You’ll forget about him next month, guaranteed
@@clintosfan Nah,I don’t forget,bc when I get notifications,they stay there,so if there’s a new one,I’ll see this chat
Plus I didn’t even hit my head That Hard when I was in summercamp at a young age
Why would you hike on that hellish temperature!
My condolences to the lady, I'm very sorry for the loss of your partner
Why would you move at all?
As an Australian i think of 40c and up too hot for anyone to be safe, 121f is 49.4c!!!! Practically 50c!!!! That not dangerous that’s practically a death sentence for anyone im surprised the photographer is ok!
Rest in peace
Praying for his wife and family ❤😢
its 129 why would someone do that .
Why do people take such ridiculous chances? Rest in peace.
A mailman in Dallas died from the heat too
Proof the camera man never dies
My condolences to the lady & the 2 pretty girl's families May God give them support whenever they need it🙏
Praying for him and his wife
I always wondered why people don’t take heat more seriously. There’s always someone (usually old) outside at high noon cutting grass in 120-degree weather. Or an old curmudgeon wearing six layers of clothes and a jacket while the sun is blazing.
if i may add to the conversation, I remember hiking to the Rainbow Bridge in UT, and while it was not as hot as 100, the hike was too long for 1 day, so I CAREFULLY PLANNED. Didnt carry much food, just trail mix, beef jerky (big mistake), some other food, and most of the weight in pack was water. I dont think I even carried more than a gallon goin in. I look back on that hike especially since it was a 2 day solo hike, which can be much for some. Barely saw anyone on the trail going in, probably just saw 1 Park ranger, and I knew all I had was me. Long story short, slept alone under the Rainbow Bridge (hella creepy, kept feeling like someone was gunna rob or jump me while I slept alone in this canyon), and basically had to plan to hike just after noon and not too far in the evening. I had heat exhaustion which was crazy, I remember just collapsing into my car, but the trip back I kept having to push myself because even though the moon was beautiful, the desert is a deadly place. I was 24 and not even peak condition.
Rest In Peace, sir. I hope and pray for his loved ones during this difficult time. I know the weather has been crazy and animals should also be kept indoors right now. This morning, It was 7 am and I wanted to take my dogs for a walk and thought it would be cool enough since it was still early. I opened the door, and my dogs usually run out the door. This morning though, it took 2 minutes and they pulled me back to the house. So, drink more water and stay indoors as much as possible during this heatwave.
Oh why did he do this?? I am so sorry for his widow. And extreme heat affects your brain and then your decision-making skills. So he declined assistance when in fact he truly needed that help. Now she's left to try and carry on.
At 1:02 you can see he is at Zabriskie Point. I have stood right next to that sign. So eerie to think that sometime in the future a person would rest there and eventually die. RIP
I'm sorry to hear this my condolences to this man
Esp at that age. Poor fella. Gotta respect the heart
Steve deserves clearly his own darwin award
The heat didn’t kill him, his stupidity killed him. BTW, it always reaches 120 degrees in Death Valley during the summer.
Man rest in peace to these people, how wild
Who the hell in there right mind would go to death valley in that kind of heat??? No wonder he died. I remember when I was younger I was walked home after leaving work and I had a 5 mile walk home and it was over 90 degrees outside and I ended up collapseing on the side of the road and I wasn't even at the half way point yet. Luckily my aunt was driving down to see my mom at home and saw me collapsed on the side of the road and she picked me up and brought me home and it took several hours for me to regain consciousness. I am extremely sensitive to temperature changes and i can't be in tepms over 70 degrees for more then 10-15 mins cuz I get heat exhaustion and heat stroke very quickly. Anytime I leave my house on hot days I always have water with me and I have a plan of where I'm going, how long it will take to get there and I stop at every shady spot I come across on my path
You couldn’t pay me money to hike in this heat. It is sooo hot this summer 🥵. That being said May he rest in peace 🙏🏾
Hope and pray this doesn’t become the norm for most of us by the time we reach our elder years.
My toddler and I went on a short mini hike up this trail by my house. it was only 75 degrees but it felt so hot! It felt like the sun was right above us the whole time. I kept dunking my son with water the whole way. I could never imagine going hiking in 100 degree weather. When you exercise your body gets hotter, so hiking in the heat makes your body overheat fast!
This is very depressing 😢😢😢😢😢
There’s the right time for everything. I feel bad for the family’s loss.
This guy gave his life doing a stunt in a land that can literally take lives!
My condolences to his family. But why the ever living hell would he be hiking in temperatures that extreme (probably) knowing that heat stroke and death was possible
The doubt it
*we live in the Mojave desert* ... if you call yourself an "experienced hiker" _STOP!_ and don't come out here... hiking skill has nothing to do with *managing the heat out here...*
I went biking in 100F weather, it was the stupidest thing i did. The sweat poured out of me like a waterfall.
I mean it was called death valley and 120° can't be surprised when someone dies especially at 71 that's just insane
So sad😢
I mean….. what did he expect? This is so sad but so preventable.
120F heat is no joke. I can’t imagine how much he suffered
“It’s 120° outside perfect time to go for a hike😅”
Rest in peace 🕊️🙏 at least he went doing something he loved🚶♂️🥾
Rest in piece.
Peace*
I’ve been hiking in 90degree weather on a shaded path with a liter of water and on a path that runs along a river. A desert in 100+ degrees 😒 Humans, come on.
If you ever plan on taking trip to Death Valley in the middle of summer, you're making a big mistake. RIP man.
Who knew hiking in the Summer at place called DEATH VALLEY could be dangerous.
he died doing what ge loved😢❤
im so sorry for the Mans fammilly and Theyre loss
Where was he hiking? Oh.....DEATH Valley.
One hundred-twenty degrees. Whew!
Not for me, brother, I wanna live awhile longer. (I'm also 71.)
I live near the hottest part of Utah. In July it isn’t unknown to reach the occasional 115 degrees. Be careful out there guys
Very poor judgement costs him his life.
We in the southeast know better. The humidity down here will take your breath away!
I work outdoors in Phoenix on the Broadway curve project in freeway construction and I'm in my mid-sixties. It's been between 112 to 120 degrees now for one month straight and hasn't gotten below 93° at night for 3-1/2 weeks!! Everybody out here is constantly watched over made to drink water and made to take short breaks in air conditioning. If you stay in the heat too long it comes to a point where your body cannot cool itself off anymore and that's what happened to that gentleman!! I feel really sorry for his wife because it was completely preventable & unnecessary! Also, it's not over yet because we still have August & September so be aware out there!!!!!
hindsight is always 20/20
I just went hiking in the same weather with only a normal water bottle. No where near enough I'm lucky and this shows the real dangers
She is not crying! She is getting a payout
I grew up in a desert lake town, and we often had 110+ degree weather this time of year. I would walk in the morning to the beach, and back home around dusk. OTW to the beach, I would wear a hat, SPF, and bring plenty of water to walk the 3 mile journey. I'd always be wiped out by the time I got to the water, and I would still rest in some shade, or inside a store for a few minutes before moving on. I couldn't imagine hiking in the desert when it's over 105 without cooling stations and plenty of shade to rest under. And I'm also a very experienced hiker. But until October 1, I'll only hike in High Country.
And if you insist on hiking in the desert during the summer, you need to start ideally around 5am and be back no later than 10a. The earlier you get back, the better.
holy smokes, 120-degree..? i'd just die ... what was he thinking? what were they thinking....omg.
Arizona gets to 121 degrees too and you’ll see people go hiking with 2 water bottles.
I cant even handle 70 degrees, I genuinely start profusely sweating everywhere. Idk why ppl have to be dare devils all the time.
This is why you shouldn't do any outdoor activities in extreme heat. I would not even go outside beyond doing whatever I have to in order to get from point A to point B if it is above 90 degrees.
Low 90s is ok for brief moments. 👌
R.I.P
It always disturbs me that a professional channel like this keeps the drone buzzing in the video.
Why people still trying to hike in this weather is beyond me. Rip