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A father and stepson died Friday at Big Bend National Park in southwest Texas under extreme heat conditions, the National Park Service reported.
Officials say a 31-year-old father and his two stepsons from Florida, ages 14 and 21, were hiking along Big Bend National Park's Marufo Vega Trail in extreme heat with temperatures of 119° F.
The 14-year-old boy fell ill along the trail, losing consciousness. The 21-year-old stepson attempted to carry his brother back to the trailhead as the father hiked back to the vehicle to find help, NPS says.
Big Bend National Park's Communications Center received a call for emergency assistance along the Marufo Vega Trail around 6:00 p.m.
Around 7:30 p.m., a team of park rangers and U.S. Border Patrol agents arrived at the scene and located the 14-year-old. The boy was deceased along the trail.
Roughly a half hour later, authorities located the father. The father's vehicle had crashed over the embankment at Boquillas Overlook. He was pronounced dead at the scene. Below is a photograph of Boquillas Overlook.
The NPS describes the Marufo Vega Trail with panoramic views of the Rio Grande as "potentially deadly from April through September" due to high temperatures, lack of shade, and lack of potable water.
The trail "winds through extremely rugged dessert and rocky cliffs within the hottest part of Big Bend National Park." The strenuous trail is particularly dangerous in the heat of summer.
NPS says Big Bend is experiencing extreme heat with daily highs of 110°-119° at low elevations and along the Rio Grande.
There is no cell coverage in the area, NPS notes on its trip planning website for the trail. They advise visitors to share their expected return times with someone else before heading out.
The tragic incident remains under investigation, NPS said, adding in the press release that there were no further details at this time.
The names of the victims and the surviving stepson were not immediately released.
TheBlaze has reached out to the NPS requesting an update.
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Gov. Abbott issues disaster declaration, vows to defend Texas border: 'They came in to the WRONG state'
The crisis at the border continues to worsen, with the U.S. Border Patrol recently releasing some shocking statistics that illuminate just how bad the situation has become. But Texas Governor Greg Abbott (R) is doing everything he can to prevent any additional unlawful crossings into the Lone Star State.
Abbott joined Glenn Beck on the radio program Wednesday to describe recent action he has taken to ensure that those who do cross into Texas illegally know they came to the "wrong state."
After noting that both President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris "have completely abandoned post as it concerns the Texas border," Abbott explained how "Texas is stepping up" to combat the flood of dangerous gangs and cartels, human traffickers and drugs he says are pouring into border communities.
"Beginning in March, I deployed a thousand Texas Department of Public Safety officers to the border. I deployed the National Guard to the border. And they made well over a thousand arrests of some of these criminals we talked about. They've apprehended more than 33,000 illegal immigrants coming across the border." Abbott said. "But because of the way the Biden administration has abandoned the border, we are now elevating our game. What I did yesterday, in response to more than a dozen counties along the border ... I granted their request for a disaster declaration," he added.
Abbott went on to describe how his disaster declaration gives Texas the authority to toughen penalties for lawbreakers, including criminal trespassing, smuggling, and human trafficking.
"We're going to begin arresting everybody coming across the border and charging them with criminal trespass and putting them in jail. They are coming in here, thinking they'll get the Biden free-ride, and go wherever they want to go. Not in the state of Texas. We'll start arresting them right and left, and putting them behind bars, and saying they came in to the wrong state."
Asked by Glenn if he is prepared for the inevitable "media onslaught", Abbott simply answered, "We're prepared to see a reduction in the number of people coming across the border — because Texas is enforcing the law, period."
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