French couple likely sacrificed themselves to save son's life in New Mexico desert
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French couple likely sacrificed themselves to save son's life in New Mexico desert
A French couple who died during an afternoon hike across the searing New Mexico desert likely saved their 9-year-old son by giving him two sips of water for each one they took before the supply ran out, a sheriff said Friday.
The boy was dehydrated but in remarkably good shape when he was found alongside his dead father on a trail in the White Sands National Monument, Otero County Sheriff Benny House said.
The father and son were found Tuesday about an hour after park rangers found the mother dead.
"That may be why he fared so well, is he was a lot smaller and probably had twice as much water," House said. "He was well hydrated, compared to the other two."
House identified the couple as David Steiner, 42, and his wife, Ornella Steiner, 51. The boy's name wasn't released. They were tourists from the small town of Bourgogne, near the city of Reims, France.
The couple appears to have died of heat-related causes, House said. An autopsy to determine the official cause of death was pending, according to the state medical investigator's office.
The family had two 20-ounce (566-gram) water bottles when they set out on the hike along the national monument's Alkali Flat trail at about 1 p.m., House said. The trail is known for crystalline-white sand dunes and ends at the edge of the Alkali Flat, an ancient dry lake bed.
There is no vegetation or shade, and the National Park Service warns summertime visitors to hike only in the cool hours and carry at least 1 gallon (3.8 litres)of water per person.
The high temperature at the monument Tuesday was 101 degrees Fahrenheit (38.3 Celsius), according to the National Weather Service.
http://www.emirates247.com/news/french-couple-died-in-desert-saving-9-year-old-son-with-their-water-2015-08-09-1.599543
Re: French couple likely sacrificed themselves to save son's life in New Mexico desert
Ben_Reilly wrote:A French couple who died during an afternoon hike across the searing New Mexico desert likely saved their 9-year-old son by giving him two sips of water for each one they took before the supply ran out, a sheriff said Friday.
The boy was dehydrated but in remarkably good shape when he was found alongside his dead father on a trail in the White Sands National Monument, Otero County Sheriff Benny House said.
The father and son were found Tuesday about an hour after park rangers found the mother dead.
"That may be why he fared so well, is he was a lot smaller and probably had twice as much water," House said. "He was well hydrated, compared to the other two."
House identified the couple as David Steiner, 42, and his wife, Ornella Steiner, 51. The boy's name wasn't released. They were tourists from the small town of Bourgogne, near the city of Reims, France.
The couple appears to have died of heat-related causes, House said. An autopsy to determine the official cause of death was pending, according to the state medical investigator's office.
The family had two 20-ounce (566-gram) water bottles when they set out on the hike along the national monument's Alkali Flat trail at about 1 p.m., House said. The trail is known for crystalline-white sand dunes and ends at the edge of the Alkali Flat, an ancient dry lake bed.
There is no vegetation or shade, and the National Park Service warns summertime visitors to hike only in the cool hours and carry at least 1 gallon (3.8 litres)of water per person.
The high temperature at the monument Tuesday was 101 degrees Fahrenheit (38.3 Celsius), according to the National Weather Service.
http://www.emirates247.com/news/french-couple-died-in-desert-saving-9-year-old-son-with-their-water-2015-08-09-1.599543
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Re: French couple likely sacrificed themselves to save son's life in New Mexico desert
we worry about this all the time with European tourists
they suggest stupid things and are completely unprepared... they seem to think 'you will die' is some sort of colloquial expression and not just a statement of fact.
they suggest stupid things and are completely unprepared... they seem to think 'you will die' is some sort of colloquial expression and not just a statement of fact.
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