A French tourist from the Var region has died in Death Valley in the United States after his car stopped working. The vehicle became stranded during a severe heatwave. The man walked away from his car and headed out to seek help in the scorching heat. Temperatures reached 47 degrees Celsius at the time.

He lost his life while trying to get help. The tourist was visiting 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.