Death Valley tourist hospitalized after burning feet on sand dunes hotter than 123 degrees
- A tourist in Death Valley was hospitalized after his feet sustained third-degree burns from blistering sand dunes, according to the National Park Service.
- Park rangers believe the 42-year-old man from Belgium lost his shoes while walking on the Mesquite Flat Sand Dunes.
- Temperatures reached 123 degrees on Saturday, with ground temperatures potentially even hotter, before he was airlifted to University Medical Center in Las Vegas.
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