A French tourist from the Var region passed away in Death Valley in the United States after his car broke down. The vehicle got stuck during an intense heatwave. The man walked away from his car and set off to look for assistance in the scorching heat. Temperatures reached 47 degrees Celsius at the time.

He tragically died while trying to get help. The tourist was travelling through Death Valley when his car suffered a mechanical fault during the heatwave. He was from the Var area in France. He left his stuck car to find help in the 47 degree heat.