Los Angeles hiker found dead at Death Valley National Park

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  • čas přidán 19. 07. 2023
  • A Los Angeles man who was found dead at a trailhead in Death Valley National Park was identified on Thursday. The hiker was confirmed to be Steve Curry, 71, from Sunland, according to the Inyo County Coroner’s Office.
    Steve was found collapsed outside of a restroom at Golden Canyon around 3:30 p.m. amid a blistering heatwave as temperatures hit 121°F in the area. National Park Service officials believe Steve had likely just been hiking on the popular trail shortly before he died.
    Loved ones describe Steve as an adventurous and warm-hearted man.
    "He just had this desire to go there," said Rima Curry, Steve's wife. "He wanted to take this one hike and it did him in. He was a loving man, very good soul, good-hearted, enjoyed people, loved the outdoors."
    KTLA's Rick Chambers reports on July 20, 2023.
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  • @dreamcatcher5502
    @dreamcatcher5502 Před 10 měsíci +598

    WHY ? Why would you go hiking in extreme heat ? I won't even walk to the mailbox in the heat. 🤦‍♀️

    • @nickreed3031
      @nickreed3031 Před 10 měsíci +16

      Smooth brain

    • @billybowman3891
      @billybowman3891 Před 10 měsíci +17

      He liked swimming in volcanoes too.

    • @alchesterdescallar6053
      @alchesterdescallar6053 Před 10 měsíci +39

      Thats why its called a Death Valley 🤦‍♂️

    • @Madeintheshade65
      @Madeintheshade65 Před 10 měsíci +22

      Right! I wait until the sun is going down until I go to the mailbox where I live we had heat index of 112 to 115 at the hottest times of the day.

    • @happybergner9832
      @happybergner9832 Před 10 měsíci +19

      He may have wanted it that way.

  • @ecuadorexpat8558
    @ecuadorexpat8558 Před 10 měsíci +550

    Why any old man would go to Death Valley in the hottest time of the year is beyond me ..😢😢😢😢

    • @rexx9496
      @rexx9496 Před 10 měsíci +31

      Some people are just drawn to extreme experiences I guess.

    • @ecuadorexpat8558
      @ecuadorexpat8558 Před 10 měsíci +46

      @@rexx9496 yeah but for being a supposedly experienced Hiker that was stupid mistake

    • @mikeca98
      @mikeca98 Před 10 měsíci +38

      Hiking in DV at 120 degrees is grossly over-rated.

    • @H43339
      @H43339 Před 10 měsíci +52

      ​@@mikeca98I used to work construction in the desert during summer, it would be 118 every day for a week sometimes. Miserable but I was young and strong 30-35 years old. I would never think about doing that now, and I am only in my 60's. Common Sense Seems To Not Exist Anymore.

    • @colbysvids
      @colbysvids Před 10 měsíci +27

      Some people think they are invincable.

  • @eduardovinuesa7428
    @eduardovinuesa7428 Před 10 měsíci +109

    The man was totally irresponsable by going walking in such horrible hot day.

    • @87clits
      @87clits Před 10 měsíci +6

      Basically. He was a totally dolt for doing this. The go fund me is a bigger joke than his death.

  • @cbrashsorensen
    @cbrashsorensen Před 10 měsíci +13

    I think it is foolish to portray someone who KNOWINGLY hiked in dangerously high temperatures as some kind of "hero".

    • @4houndswhoheal479
      @4houndswhoheal479 Před 10 měsíci

      EXACTLY. But just GOTTA get that sensational GOSSIP in. Of ALL the stories they could've reported. They just HAD to get THIS one out there. OH!! The DRAMA!!

    • @mizzury54
      @mizzury54 Před 10 měsíci

      I missed anyone calling him a hero or implying it.

  • @prdurnion83
    @prdurnion83 Před 10 měsíci +253

    It's called Death Valley... not "Mildly Unpleasant Valley" or "Slightly Inconvenient Valley"... there is a reason Military, Emergency Services, Park Rangers and other Forestry Services use a Heat Index. If you're an outdoorsman of any kind, you should also pay attention to the Heat Index. You should also not hike alone, preplan a precise route, bring enough supplies for the trip (i.e. water and electrolyte replenishing foods, portable shelter/shade), inform people of your location and preplanned route, not deviate from said preplanned route, and if you're on medication, be certain to note what effects your medication can have on you (e.g. if it makes you drowsy or dizzy, avoid areas with high elevations and exposure to the elements).
    I'm not saying he failed in regards to all of these... indeed, failing just one of them was enough to cost him his life. It's a tragedy that could have been avoided. But it wasn't, and a wife is now a widow. You want to honor his memory? Learn from this.

    • @vickilawrence7207
      @vickilawrence7207 Před 10 měsíci +9

      Exactly. I can actually understand if he had decided that he had had enough of this life and decided to go out doing what he loves doing but it doesn't sound like that was the case so I do kinda feel like it was irresponsible.

    • @traybern
      @traybern Před 10 měsíci

      DUMB as a ROCK!!!

    • @captainmidnight5958
      @captainmidnight5958 Před 10 měsíci +9

      ...suicide.
      He knew his situation.
      His wife will come to realize that he committed suicide.
      He left on his own terms.

    • @3l3llala13
      @3l3llala13 Před 10 měsíci +18

      I love the name "Slightly Inconvenient Valley", LOL.

    • @msjannd4
      @msjannd4 Před 10 měsíci +2

      ​@@3l3llala13😂😂😂

  • @fatfarmers7360
    @fatfarmers7360 Před 10 měsíci +68

    He is 71 yes old, has health problems and then went to hike in death Valley in that soaring temperature. Its either he wanted to commit suicide or he lacks common sense.

    • @questt5
      @questt5 Před 10 měsíci +10

      I think it was suicide. He wanted to go out doing what he loved.

    • @OceanSwimmer
      @OceanSwimmer Před 10 měsíci +7

      Older people often do not sense when their temperature is rising dangerously. Like the frog in gradually boiling water, they don't realize that what may feel "comfortably warm" is killing them.
      I had to cool down my 97 yr old mom last week when she was sitting in the sun to "boost her tan"
      Her face and neck were flushed red and dry. I got her indoors and made her drink cold fluids, and put cold packs wrapped in napkins in her armpits.
      She thought she was "just fine" . She's okay now, but you have to watch out for our elders. 🧊🥵🧊

    • @Daveeeeeeyhowyoudoing
      @Daveeeeeeyhowyoudoing Před 10 měsíci

      ​​​@@OceanSwimmerur mom was trying to kill herself. And you are torturing her by making her stay alive. You are her personal devil, you make her live a living hell by not letting her go to heaven.
      You will go to hell for the sins of torturing your mother her by not letting her get her long deserved sleep

    • @overlord5580
      @overlord5580 Před 10 měsíci +9

      Stupidity is a killer

    • @bobbycollins9124
      @bobbycollins9124 Před 10 měsíci

      🗣️🗣️🗣️🗣️💯💯🙏🏾

  • @pita3908
    @pita3908 Před 10 měsíci +223

    hiking is good but during a heat wave is madness.

    • @desmondjefferson2127
      @desmondjefferson2127 Před 10 měsíci +12

      It's DEATH VALLEY, what could possibly go wrong??? 🤷‍♂️ He went on the hottest day in the planet in the hottest place on the planet.

    • @mojavewolf1
      @mojavewolf1 Před 10 měsíci +5

      Especially with heart problems ! The heat is a killer

    • @KNIGHTJUMPS
      @KNIGHTJUMPS Před 10 měsíci +2

      I just did 8 miles in 110 degree heat yesterday zero problems, great work out, felt strong 4 liters of water with me.

    • @jpnewman1688
      @jpnewman1688 Před 10 měsíci +3

      @@KNIGHTJUMPS you're so intelligent.. 😂😂😂😂

    • @jpnewman1688
      @jpnewman1688 Před 10 měsíci +1

      @@desmondjefferson2127 STUPID IS AS STUPID DOES.. Unless he has a death wish or already lost his brains.. 😂😂😂

  • @thelogicaldanger
    @thelogicaldanger Před 10 měsíci +122

    I hear it in her voice, she told him not to be an idiot, but he selfishly refused to listen. Let's not pretend that doing this kind of dangerous crap (at any age) is anything but selfishness--it's not "pursuing ones dream" or "living life to the fullest" or any of that other crap, its just selfishness.

  • @minion0777
    @minion0777 Před 10 měsíci +101

    VERY IRRESPONSIBLE and unnecessary to put his family through all this!!!

    • @mplslawnguy3389
      @mplslawnguy3389 Před 10 měsíci +4

      I’m honestly more concerned about the rescuers that have to go after these idiots all the time. People with no common sense and no idea what they’re doing.

    • @j.z.j.1559
      @j.z.j.1559 Před 10 měsíci +3

      @@mplslawnguy3389 I totally agree. First responders are put at risk all of the time due to stupid humans.

    • @rustinstardust2094
      @rustinstardust2094 Před 10 měsíci

      He may have already decided it was his time to go.

    • @mplslawnguy3389
      @mplslawnguy3389 Před 10 měsíci

      @@rustinstardust2094 I can think of much better ways to go than frying to death.

    • @rustinstardust2094
      @rustinstardust2094 Před 10 měsíci

      @@mplslawnguy3389 So could I. If I could choose how to go, I would kayak into the sea because I'd be doing what I loved. But others would find that terrible. He loved hiking, he loved Death Valley...it just makes sense.

  • @phillipmayhall8595
    @phillipmayhall8595 Před 10 měsíci +83

    He was 71! What was he thinking when it's 200 degrees in DV,?!

    • @missym5196
      @missym5196 Před 10 měsíci +7

      He wasn't thinking imo. It's crazy to hike in heat like that!

    • @desmondjefferson2127
      @desmondjefferson2127 Před 10 měsíci +7

      It's DEATH VALLEY, WTF was he thinking.....he wasn't thinking

    • @bikerdude6119
      @bikerdude6119 Před 10 měsíci +4

      There an ultra race there called the badwater 135. Its 135 miles long and this time of year is when they have it. Peopla as old as 60 or 70 always complete it. Sucks for this man though. R.I.P.

    • @elizabethr4107
      @elizabethr4107 Před 10 měsíci +3

      ​@bikerdude6119 the average age however is 49 with usually one or two septegenerians competing. 40% of entrants do not complete it. Also these are ultra marathoners who must be invited to participate. There is no comparison.

    • @bikerdude6119
      @bikerdude6119 Před 10 měsíci

      @@elizabethr4107 yeah ,im working on my resume at the moment ,im at 50ks right now ,im working my way up to 100 miles

  • @billfeld5883
    @billfeld5883 Před 10 měsíci +61

    Not the wisdom I would expect from someone that age, at 69yrs old I know my limitations, my condolences to his family and friends!!!!

    • @pollypurree1834
      @pollypurree1834 Před 10 měsíci

      Look at Old Joe Biden. It wouldn't be surprising if he wandered off in the desert in a heat wave

    • @mizzury54
      @mizzury54 Před 10 měsíci +3

      I'm 67 and an avid hiker . I have been on that trail and wouldn't do it in 90 degree weather. There is virtually no shade the entire way.

  • @williamryan9195
    @williamryan9195 Před 10 měsíci +6

    71 year old native of California didn't understand Death Valley is a no-go in summer?

  • @madreep
    @madreep Před 10 měsíci +68

    I live in Phoenix, and this year all of our hiking trails are closed while it's been above 115 for weeks cause you can't fix stupid. It's unbelievable how many people go out there then end up calling for search and rescue because of the heat.

    • @stevec9095
      @stevec9095 Před 10 měsíci +1

      I miss Phoenix 😢 love all the casinos out there

    • @Shadow_Banned_Conservative
      @Shadow_Banned_Conservative Před 10 měsíci +1

      I grew up out there but left 33 years ago when I joined the Army, been back a couple of times in the years since but I can't take the heat anymore. I don't know how I did it as a young man, I know I couldn't do it today.

    • @MarlosCartinez
      @MarlosCartinez Před 10 měsíci +1

      It is quite literally natural selection

    • @mplslawnguy3389
      @mplslawnguy3389 Před 10 měsíci

      Aren’t they billing these idiots now? Thought I heard that somewhere. I hike down there quite a bit and I know my limitations. You can get in trouble pretty quickly if you go off trail and don’t know what you’re doing.

    • @Meyersci
      @Meyersci Před 10 měsíci +1

      And they take their DOGS out on the trails in these conditions.

  • @sglow444vibes
    @sglow444vibes Před 10 měsíci +41

    Is it surprising that he died in Death Valley? I guess it lives up to its name, unfortunately.

  • @The_Quaalude
    @The_Quaalude Před 10 měsíci +46

    Bro was suicidal 😭

    • @PEPSIMAX2013
      @PEPSIMAX2013 Před 10 měsíci +2

      hiking is not for everyone whe lost superstar Julian Sands who was lost until april 2023

    • @desmondjefferson2127
      @desmondjefferson2127 Před 10 měsíci

      ​@@PEPSIMAX2013both men were fool hardy, thinking they weren't elderly but they were Superman. Who doesn't feel cold or heat, which is what they both did of.

    • @rodneysmart9774
      @rodneysmart9774 Před 10 měsíci

      The opposite of suicidal.

    • @stevec9095
      @stevec9095 Před 10 měsíci

      Some would say living in this world is suicidal. We are slowly killing ourselves.

    • @marcvslicinivscrassvs7536
      @marcvslicinivscrassvs7536 Před 10 měsíci

      Yep. Sometimes people get bad medical news and decide to end it. Besides a bad heart, who knows what else he had going on...

  • @lynnnelson6689
    @lynnnelson6689 Před 10 měsíci +60

    Heart problem? His age? The extreme heat? What did he expect?

    • @pufferlump
      @pufferlump Před 10 měsíci +9

      Who says he didn’t expect it?🧐

    • @lunchbox1553
      @lunchbox1553 Před 10 měsíci +5

      It sounds like he knew what he was doing.

    • @luvgabriel
      @luvgabriel Před 10 měsíci +4

      ​@@lunchbox1553Then he must have had a death wish.

    • @ishrendon6435
      @ishrendon6435 Před 10 měsíci

      ​@luvgabriel well we all must go
      Glad he at least did what he loved but its brutal

    • @lunchbox1553
      @lunchbox1553 Před 10 měsíci +2

      @@luvgabriel Yep, that's what I was implying

  • @thevoxdeus
    @thevoxdeus Před 10 měsíci +8

    Death Valley wasn't named hyperbolically. It's literally a place that's unfit for human life. Whatever your plan is, you only need one thing to go wrong.

  • @bluewolf5925
    @bluewolf5925 Před 10 měsíci +11

    Sometime people and animals do not wish to die at home with our loved ones. The pain for the loved ones that finds them is too much to bear, so they unwittingly go off on their own to pass. I wonder if this man knew his time was near and chose to give his partner this one last gift of not being the one to find him.

  • @tammyhoward2811
    @tammyhoward2811 Před 10 měsíci +119

    So many died doing normal life in this massive heatwave, but Steve made a choice. He lived and died to his choice. It's nice family and neighbors speak so well of him. RIP 😔.

    • @angela-bx6gu
      @angela-bx6gu Před 10 měsíci +7

      Should‘nt he also set aside his burial funds?

    • @BoltRM
      @BoltRM Před 10 měsíci +3

      He thought he was invincible. Now he can no longer enjoy his hikes 😢

    • @minion0777
      @minion0777 Před 10 měsíci +4

      ​@@angela-bx6guABSOLUTELY

    • @demsareunamerican6800
      @demsareunamerican6800 Před 10 měsíci +1

      So how many have actually died from the heat? People die every day, you can't blame the weather.

    • @BoltRM
      @BoltRM Před 10 měsíci

      @@demsareunamerican6800 🙄 and the world is flat, the holocaust never happened, covid didn't kill anyone & JFK Jr has risen from the grave.

  • @Ridesmule
    @Ridesmule Před 10 měsíci +8

    I’m in my 70’s and I can’t take the heat like I used to either. I worry about leaving my wife alone like this. Sorry for your loss.

    • @robbieogle8622
      @robbieogle8622 Před 10 měsíci

      Im 47. I cant take it either. 😃

    • @beerrox711
      @beerrox711 Před 10 měsíci

      Still insane he did that… my dad is in his mid 70s and hates heat in the 80s, heck I don’t like it either… and I like hiking

    • @Ridesmule
      @Ridesmule Před 10 měsíci

      @@beerrox711
      I agree it was a poor choice. I have a nice riding mule and I like to go out for rides through the forest of 2 or 3 hours. However in hot weather we go early in the cool of the morning and return to the camper in time for me to have a cup of coffee. In the heat of the day we stay in the shade of the trees and relax or go home. I wouldn’t ask her to carry me around in that kind of heat. 120 degrees is brutal as far as I’m concerned. She’s no spring chicken either. Too bad about the fellow dying though, I too have gone out when I shouldn’t have or tried to go too fast or whatever and made myself sick so, it happens.

  • @cynthiagonzalez658
    @cynthiagonzalez658 Před 10 měsíci +5

    71 years old. He's hiking in Death Valley during the summer.
    Words & names have meaning.

  • @summerfields6350
    @summerfields6350 Před 10 měsíci +8

    Don't feel sorry for someone who has no common sense. Regardless of a passion, you still need to be cautious and practice safety. I guess his 'love' for the hike outweighed his love for his family. "Hiking in one of the hottest places on earth".......120° with heart problems!!!!!!!! 🙄🙄🙄

    • @donnaschmitz5025
      @donnaschmitz5025 Před 10 měsíci

      ​@@dls95405 Oh well, maybe only 95 then, and climbing.

    • @summerfields6350
      @summerfields6350 Před 10 měsíci

      @@dls95405 not about assuming stupidity. He took a risk. Steve Irwin was in his "element" and look what happened to him. Like I said, the hike was more important then anything else.

  • @ItsClodsire
    @ItsClodsire Před 10 měsíci +43

    I find it very interesting that he was so set on taking that hike that he seemingly ignored his experience and better judgment and knowingly entered himself into a dangerous and life-ending situation. I mean, he HAD to have known it was a risk so it makes me wonder what motivated him, or rather, what was calling to him that he couldn’t resist answering.

    • @olliemck60
      @olliemck60 Před 10 měsíci +3

      He had a heart problem, maybe he wanted out his own way, very sad regardless.

    • @arthurhudgens8213
      @arthurhudgens8213 Před 10 měsíci +3

      I was thinking this same thing. I hope he is out exploring gods great universe..peace love..

    • @georgebarello-jt7pp
      @georgebarello-jt7pp Před 10 měsíci +1

      He wasn't a scaredy cat. He did it his way

    • @j.z.j.1559
      @j.z.j.1559 Před 10 měsíci +2

      @@olliemck60 Well he put first responders at risk with his stupid choices in my opinion. Imagine with the gear they have to wear and carry along with rescue dogs being put at risk. Very selfish indeed.

    • @mizzury54
      @mizzury54 Před 10 měsíci +1

      And it's not like you don't know in advance of a trip what temperature conditions will be . I've camped in Death Valley many times but never before October or after April. And when the wind kicks up , you have to accept that you can't do anything out there.

  • @jeanettewaverly2590
    @jeanettewaverly2590 Před 10 měsíci +10

    Please don’t hike in Death Valley in the summer.

  • @naomiemoore5725
    @naomiemoore5725 Před 10 měsíci +33

    But why? In this heat?

    • @20alphabet
      @20alphabet Před 10 měsíci

      Stupidity

    • @HeartlessWon506
      @HeartlessWon506 Před 10 měsíci +1

      His complexion tells the whole story

    • @jerusalem4492
      @jerusalem4492 Před 10 měsíci

      Racist?

    • @naomiemoore5725
      @naomiemoore5725 Před 10 měsíci

      @@jerusalem4492 What? Please explain. Anyone that goes off on a hike in one of the hottest places on the planet, without a partner or checking in with the ranger station - so they know someone is out there - well then he gets what he deserves. Gentleman was 71 and surely overplayed his hand. And now dead because of his foolishness.

    • @jerusalem4492
      @jerusalem4492 Před 9 měsíci

      Sorry my comment wasn't directed at you but the other person who commented and brought up 'his complexion'@@naomiemoore5725

  • @missrita1826
    @missrita1826 Před 10 měsíci +25

    Rest In Peace dear man.

  • @x-raycat323
    @x-raycat323 Před 10 měsíci +5

    If the beer is called angry something don't drink it, if the sign reads death something, Turn around !

  • @Looney_1up
    @Looney_1up Před 10 měsíci +35

    He won't be the last victim to the dangerous heat. Even if your the healthiest person in the world, you shouldn't be hiking in dangerous high heat.

    • @vickilawrence7207
      @vickilawrence7207 Před 10 měsíci +2

      Exactly

    • @stevec9095
      @stevec9095 Před 10 měsíci +2

      Cmon, if it wasn't this it would have been Mount Everest or the Titanic tour that would have taken him.

    • @alvargas5095
      @alvargas5095 Před 10 měsíci

      I recall reading a story about another hiker who attempted to cross Death Valley. I think he may have been from Germany. He was a man of over six feet and around 200 lbs. He underestimated the amount of water to bring. When they found his body it was completely desiccated and weighed less than half of his live weight.

    • @goldenratio5117
      @goldenratio5117 Před 10 měsíci

      I get high then go Highking
      In high temperatures.

  • @trilltawktexasent3108
    @trilltawktexasent3108 Před 10 měsíci +6

    The name says it all. And he is 71 hiking in Death Valley at 120 degrees? 🤦🏾‍♂️

  • @mojavewolf1
    @mojavewolf1 Před 10 měsíci +6

    When I was 10 years old , I had a heat stroke or exhaustion in Death Valley . We were stopped at a gas station there and I started getting dizzy and felt faint . I yelled for my Mother . She helped me to the car and cooled me off with water . People were asking what is wrong ? They told my mother to give me soda crackers .
    I can’t imagine anyone wanting to hike in that extreme heat 😢Even a healthy young person could succumb. 120 degrees 😮heart problem . RIP beautiful soul .

  • @kinss1
    @kinss1 Před 10 měsíci +12

    The man chose to reach his end on his own terms.
    Unfortunately, instead of being able to say goodbye to his family and friends - he had to make it look like an accident. And that is the true tragedy

    • @YOUR-LOCAL13
      @YOUR-LOCAL13 Před 10 měsíci +3

      It certainly makes you wonder if he did choose to leave in this way.

    • @marcvslicinivscrassvs7536
      @marcvslicinivscrassvs7536 Před 10 měsíci +2

      ​@@YOUR-LOCAL13I think so. It gives his family plausible deniability and no messy scene to encounter. I think Actor Julian Sands did the same thing recently.

  • @OceanSwimmer
    @OceanSwimmer Před 10 měsíci +145

    Thank you, Rick Chambers, for answering the questions we had about that gentleman's death.
    Elders sometimes do not feel their core temperature rising dangerously - my 97 yr old mom thinks 85°F -- 95°F is "comfortably warm"
    Please watch your grandparents for signs of heat stroke!
    Once the internal body temp is high, it takes fast, careful work to bring the temperature down quickly and safely.
    Check your First Aid information about hyperthermia and be prepared. Heat kills!

    • @LunalovaniaGaming
      @LunalovaniaGaming Před 10 měsíci +13

      Yeah, that's why I always say it's better to be cold than to be hot because getting warm is much easier than trying to cool off.
      Your advice is great for all ages, not just for the elderly. Heat stroke can happen to anyone at any time, and depending on their health at the time, like if they are suffering dehydration, or starvation, or if they have any medical health issues going on in their body, heat stroke can come on very suddenly and without warning to the person.
      Thank you for your very helpful advice. Hope you have a great day/night. You and your family stay safe, healthy, and stay cool with all that heat out there. ✌️🤝

    • @jt8251
      @jt8251 Před 10 měsíci +8

      Here's better advice: don't go for a hike in 120 degree weather at any age.

    • @user-st6nt4ou6f
      @user-st6nt4ou6f Před 10 měsíci +2

      Thank you

    • @charlessarver1637
      @charlessarver1637 Před 10 měsíci +1

      Now that I didn't know

    • @DianeHasHopeInChrist
      @DianeHasHopeInChrist Před 10 měsíci +2

      He was a hiker....he knew his body.
      As an ER/ICU/Trauma Nurse, what this comment says is not correct. He most likely went to off himself from old age, despair, and other health problems.

  • @K2capistrano
    @K2capistrano Před 10 měsíci +11

    Why couldn’t he just got to the Sauna at 24hr fitness 💀

  • @lanesworld4000
    @lanesworld4000 Před 10 měsíci +5

    When your bad decision leave your wife alone and possibly financially insecure, you're being selfish not adventurous.

    • @stevec9095
      @stevec9095 Před 10 měsíci

      Did u give to the go fund me yet?

  • @immacolata1068
    @immacolata1068 Před 10 měsíci +12

    The hike was a foolish decision, given his age, heart condition, and the heat wave. But he did die doing what he loved. That's more than most of us will get. RIP

    • @stevec9095
      @stevec9095 Před 10 měsíci +1

      Yeah I'm good dying this way lol

    • @lazarohernandez8399
      @lazarohernandez8399 Před 10 měsíci

      @@stevec9095 , I will love to die stabbing the kitty at a comfortable air conditioner temperature of 68.

    • @pamelabacker2420
      @pamelabacker2420 Před 10 měsíci

      Dying by stupidity, yeah.🙄

  • @brandiposey5524
    @brandiposey5524 Před 10 měsíci +27

    Would you do what you love to do is sad that this man lost his life doing what he love doing but it’s also a wake up call do not play with the heat. It will kill you like the cold it would kill you. I am sorry for the family loss.😞

    • @brandiposey5524
      @brandiposey5524 Před 10 měsíci

      Thank you but as a daughter and I know if I had a father that love going out and doing the things that this man did, I’ll be heartbroken but thank you for understanding what I’m talking about

  • @mountaingirl6479
    @mountaingirl6479 Před 10 měsíci +7

    So sad that he made an unwise choice. So sad to lose such a good person.

  • @stephaniegoodman6887
    @stephaniegoodman6887 Před 10 měsíci +5

    Im 61 with heart problems. I can't do the heat. It makes hard to breathe. Your heart can't handle that. Even with a healthy heart.
    Hikers stay safe and enjoy life.

  • @margeanblake4356
    @margeanblake4356 Před 10 měsíci +12

    My condolences to his family and friends 🙏

  • @jeanettesmith765
    @jeanettesmith765 Před 10 měsíci +54

    I'm so sorry for the death of this hiker. We are not invisible and need to take these extreme temps seriously.

  • @danram247
    @danram247 Před 10 měsíci +8

    Dude...why go hike in the hottest place on earth? 1:35

    • @mohammedhosein5210
      @mohammedhosein5210 Před 10 měsíci +1

      danrum ; The dude wanted to prove he is greater than heat.

  • @invictus3598
    @invictus3598 Před 10 měsíci +8

    I'm just guessing it's called "Death Valley" for a reason. Sincerest sympathies and condolences to Mr. Curry's family and friends for their tragic lose. RIP.

    • @robbieogle8622
      @robbieogle8622 Před 10 měsíci

      Its one of the lowests elevation on earth. So its literally a furnace. Its below sea level. No breeze. Complete desert. It looks like the moon.

  • @suereynolds5043
    @suereynolds5043 Před 10 měsíci +22

    RIP Sir 🙏 My prayers are with your families!

    • @Daveeeeeeyhowyoudoing
      @Daveeeeeeyhowyoudoing Před 10 měsíci

      Dude was retarded, it was suicide, he is going to hell for doing it on purpose

  • @dolphinbear661
    @dolphinbear661 Před 10 měsíci +26

    Please everyone familiarize yourselves with the cardinal rules of safe Backcountry travel. I'm sorry for this man's loss, but he broke several of the cardinal rules for safe Backcountry travel here. I'm glad, at least, that no first responders had to risk their own lives to search for his body in that heat. RIP, dude.

    • @stevec9095
      @stevec9095 Před 10 měsíci +3

      Dude was extra crispy when they found him

    • @marcvslicinivscrassvs7536
      @marcvslicinivscrassvs7536 Před 10 měsíci +2

      He self deleted. He was an experienced hiker and knew the area. I think he probably got some bad health news and decided to go out sooner rather than later.

    • @4houndswhoheal479
      @4houndswhoheal479 Před 10 měsíci

      There's only ONE rule in this heat. Don't be STUPID enough to go out in it bc there ZERO reason to go out in it. It's as bad as doing a story about the "poor man who went skydiving without his parachute. OH!! That poor kind soul. Let's start a Go Fund Me for him."

  • @Darhan62
    @Darhan62 Před 10 měsíci +47

    Clearly he understood the importance of using sunscreen. I assume he understood the importance of staying hydrated. The heat probably put a stress on his body that his heart was unable to handle, but he was doing what he loved, and 71 years is a good, long life, and it sounds like it was a full life. We all have to go sometime. My condolences to his wife, family, friends, and neighbors.

    • @boondocker7964
      @boondocker7964 Před 10 měsíci +6

      71 is not a good long life, he could still be around, IF, he was not stupid.

    • @jackarcher7495
      @jackarcher7495 Před 10 měsíci +4

      No. We all have to go sometime, of course. But we don't have to go needlessly, and before our time.

    • @ebrahimi44
      @ebrahimi44 Před 10 měsíci +1

      ​@@boondocker7964after 50 come diseases and weakness, what are you talking about?

    • @3l3llala13
      @3l3llala13 Před 10 měsíci +2

      @@ebrahimi44 It's not a fact that after you turn 51 that disease and weakness immediately follow. If you have been taking good care of yourself in your 20s, 30s, and 40s and are also blessed with good genetics then you can have a good, healthy, independent life into your 60s and 70s.

    • @chrismorrison3375
      @chrismorrison3375 Před 10 měsíci +3

      70 isn't a long life anymore.

  • @SmokeyTreats
    @SmokeyTreats Před 10 měsíci +15

    When you don't sweat on one side because of nerve damage from a surgery, it is unbelievably easy to see how heat stroke/exhaustion occurs. Don't risk it elders!

  • @pedrodepacas9690
    @pedrodepacas9690 Před 10 měsíci +3

    The moral of the story is don’t hike in 125 degree weather

  • @marysteven6347
    @marysteven6347 Před 10 měsíci +6

    Mad dogs and Englishmen go out in the noonday sun.

  • @NomadicBrian
    @NomadicBrian Před 10 měsíci +4

    Sad story. God rest his soul. Death Valley is extreme for anyone but the heat levels very high deadly combination.

  • @zoraidacastro2703
    @zoraidacastro2703 Před 10 měsíci +16

    RIP.... Everyone gets stubborn at that age... And they become teenagers again, don't want to listen to nobody! Because they think they are Immortal.

  • @user-ij7bf9fi1o
    @user-ij7bf9fi1o Před 10 měsíci +5

    A GoFundMe for a guy who died because of his own stupidity.

  • @stevenhulbert7540
    @stevenhulbert7540 Před 10 měsíci +3

    He did what he loved doing, my condolences to his wife and family. He made the choice to go into a ridiculously hot place and hike, he died doing what he loved.

  • @slothmarathonpromotions2470
    @slothmarathonpromotions2470 Před 10 měsíci +3

    Hiking in Death Valley during a heat wave in July is borderline suicidal.

    • @4houndswhoheal479
      @4houndswhoheal479 Před 10 měsíci +1

      No "borderline" about it this time. HaHa. Ten times & ten different guys. They're ALL ALL gonna fry. It was 120°F!!!

  • @brucewestoby
    @brucewestoby Před 10 měsíci +8

    Like walking in a furnace....at 121 F ...!

  • @MidNightRider2001
    @MidNightRider2001 Před 10 měsíci +15

    I don't often go hiking when it's 135F, but when I do, I drink dos gallons.

  • @deborahclayton3101
    @deborahclayton3101 Před 10 měsíci +1

    “He died doing what he loved” is an expression that makes my blood boil. He was irresponsible and beyond foolish. I’m 71 and love to hike, but common sense plays a huge role in what hikes are done and the temperature at the time. This man’s death didn’t need to happen.

  • @lpc61
    @lpc61 Před 10 měsíci +5

    and that will happen in 120 degress...

  • @shodopoet
    @shodopoet Před 10 měsíci +3

    Everyone thinks they’re Ironman

  • @nothingfree3524
    @nothingfree3524 Před 10 měsíci +2

    Have to deal with the consequences of choices made, four mile walk in 120 ° heat ? There's REASON PLACE CALLED DEATH VALLEY ! MAN HAS TO KNOW LIMITATIONS ! HE DID HAVE MOTIVATION !

  • @jahkgdm
    @jahkgdm Před 10 měsíci +6

    Dead at Death Valley 🫠

  • @bobd2643
    @bobd2643 Před 10 měsíci +8

    A loss for those who loved him, but a really good way to go - doing something he enjoyed. Better than withering away in a facility.

    • @YOUR-LOCAL13
      @YOUR-LOCAL13 Před 10 měsíci +1

      That really is true.

    • @robmagu65
      @robmagu65 Před 10 měsíci +1

      WTF are you talking about? This would have been an extremely painful way to go .... trust me, it would not have been enjoyable. There is no good way to go.

    • @stevec9095
      @stevec9095 Před 10 měsíci +1

      ​@@robmagu65 fentanyl

    • @stevec9095
      @stevec9095 Před 10 měsíci

      Facility, wow that's ageism. What about his trip to Everest or Titanic tour? He was just getting started taking risks

    • @alvargas5095
      @alvargas5095 Před 10 měsíci

      Valid point of view. I agree. Maybe he committed suicide by exposure. Maybe he got tired of his nagging wife.

  • @outlawbillionairez9780
    @outlawbillionairez9780 Před 10 měsíci +4

    🎶 Me mind on fire...
    Me soul on fire...
    Feeling hot hot hot!! 🎶

    • @mohammedhosein5210
      @mohammedhosein5210 Před 10 měsíci +1

      He wanted to feel the fire of hell first hand before he dies.

    • @outlawbillionairez9780
      @outlawbillionairez9780 Před 10 měsíci

      @@mohammedhosein5210 it's right there, in the name. It's not "Stay Alive" Valley.

  • @mayakattt3475
    @mayakattt3475 Před 10 měsíci +12

    I love hiking too but why not hike early in the morning when it’s cooler or at sunset?

    • @desmondjefferson2127
      @desmondjefferson2127 Před 10 měsíci +3

      It's death valley, what could go wrong🤷‍♂️

    • @carolecampbell8813
      @carolecampbell8813 Před 10 měsíci +2

      How about not at all during such extreme weather. It wasn't only one day of heat that caught him unprepared. This was stubborn stupidity. WHY SHOULD ANYONE PAY ANY MONEY FOR EXPENSES? We wouldn't be paying if he fell dead in his home or yard.

  • @a.h.s5152
    @a.h.s5152 Před 10 měsíci +7

    That is sad and heartbreaking 💔 i felt the heat near there, I don't know how he could stand it, when I got out of my rig to go into the store the wind was so hot that it felt like fire flames hitting my skin when it was alittle windy, it felt like real fire flames it was so hot, they say car parts on the motor and tires will even melt in death valley and could cause cars to break down at the hottest parts of the day there.

    • @a.h.s5152
      @a.h.s5152 Před 10 měsíci +2

      I seen where a young guy almost lost his life in death valley, after he was warned not to go there at a certain time of the day, and drove there on the hottest part of the day, it was so hot that parts on his car motor melted and his car broke down, car tires will melt too, he barely made it to an store, he said he will never do that again.

  • @chaseme9860
    @chaseme9860 Před 10 měsíci +3

    Nobody should be hiking in 120 degrees! Use your brains, people.

  • @lucidmoment71
    @lucidmoment71 Před 10 měsíci +3

    What a load of nonsense. The wife sounds less upset than I would be if I had lost my car keys.

  • @cessna172ident
    @cessna172ident Před 10 měsíci +5

    I live in the California desert, a good 100 miles from Bakersfield, with triple digit heat everyday during summer. Those who never lived in the desert or never have to deal with high triple digit heat daily won't truly understand how dangerous the heat may be. Unlike hypothermia; hyperthermia is a silent killer.

    • @alvargas5095
      @alvargas5095 Před 10 měsíci +1

      You're right.
      I recall being in the Nevada desert going for a short hike. It was so arid the sweat from my body immediately evaporated and I was never sweaty even though it was nearly 100 degrees Fahrenheit. The thirst hits you sneakily and hard. You don't think you're thirsty then all of a sudden you have an intense thirst. If you don't have enough water to keep yourself hydrated your kidneys can shut down.

  • @20alphabet
    @20alphabet Před 10 měsíci +10

    "He died doing what he loved." They said the same thing about Hitler.

    • @poppypetsparis
      @poppypetsparis Před 10 měsíci

      Your sense of irony is refreshing. I couldn't get if you were a troll or just had a great sense of humor. I'm pleased and surprised, you're funny.

  • @adams3012
    @adams3012 Před 10 měsíci +4

    Cold still kills 10 times more than heat every, single, year. But they will never mention that, because they love you.

  • @crystalbutterfly4812
    @crystalbutterfly4812 Před 10 měsíci +6

    If that was my Hub I would have hide the car keys. Looks like no one stopped him

    • @dolphinbear661
      @dolphinbear661 Před 10 měsíci

      Hypothetically, I just said to my husband - hey, I'm going hiking alone..in Death Valley....he looked at me hard and said, " uh, NO", yeah

  • @karenmessinger9609
    @karenmessinger9609 Před 10 měsíci +6

    Ive been to death valley during the cooler months & it was still hot. I can't imagine hiking there in the extreme heat. RIP.

    • @alvargas5095
      @alvargas5095 Před 10 měsíci +1

      Crazy ideas get into people's heads and they won't rest until they fulfill their objective. Some look at it as a challenge and try to defy the odds. Some make it, some don't.

    • @robbieogle8622
      @robbieogle8622 Před 10 měsíci +1

      Exactly. I did too. I was shocked. We camped and the low was 75. Lol

    • @karenmessinger9609
      @karenmessinger9609 Před 10 měsíci

      @@robbieogle8622 It's always summer at Death Valley. We were actually headed to Yosemite but it started snowing so that's how I ended up at Death Valley.

  • @fallenkeith5885
    @fallenkeith5885 Před 10 měsíci +2

    Why are people hiking out in a valley in 130F weather?

  • @CuzCutz
    @CuzCutz Před 10 měsíci +4

    There’s actually a clue/warning in the very name of that location!

  • @HKLee-dn1fh
    @HKLee-dn1fh Před 10 měsíci +4

    120F in the Death Valley
    71 year-old who has heart issue, going out alone!
    No one cared enough to stop him!
    RIP...

    • @alvargas5095
      @alvargas5095 Před 10 měsíci

      "I've been through the desert on a horse with no name. It felt good to be out of the rain. In the desert you can remember your name because there ain't no one for to give you no pain" America.

    • @carolecampbell8813
      @carolecampbell8813 Před 10 měsíci

      He was an adult who supposedly had his faculties still. What do you do, lock him in the basement? You can't fix stupid!!!

  • @atonaareyus
    @atonaareyus Před 10 měsíci +1

    Sorry for your Lost ..

  • @kentuckyrain2223
    @kentuckyrain2223 Před 10 měsíci

    Prayers. For the family

  • @neilmartin99
    @neilmartin99 Před 10 měsíci +5

    The name of the place should have been his first clue...Death Valley.
    You really dont want to hike there in mid summer because its uhhhhhh DEATH VALLEY!

  • @Starrmiller
    @Starrmiller Před 10 měsíci +7

    R.I.P. and Blessings to his family during this difficult time.

  • @Cmon-Man
    @Cmon-Man Před 10 měsíci +2

    Old man. Heart condition. 120 degree heat. What could possibly go wrong?

  • @roberthensley8653
    @roberthensley8653 Před 8 měsíci

    I live out here. Its absolutely unforgiving in the summer. He knew that. God rest him.

  • @deeroberts8090
    @deeroberts8090 Před 10 měsíci +5

    Play stupid games, win stupid prizes.
    -Darth Vader

  • @deedeewinfrey3181
    @deedeewinfrey3181 Před 10 měsíci +5

    Its called Death valley for a reason

  • @lunerwerewolf
    @lunerwerewolf Před 10 měsíci

    Having suffered heat exhaustion twice this month due to the heat while doing daily task and having been ordered by a doctor to only go out for 10-20 minute increments and stay in the shade im stunned someone would voluntarily try to hike death valley. My condolences to his family

  • @techfoolcasey4348
    @techfoolcasey4348 Před 10 měsíci +10

    My brother died cave diving. The wet side of what happened here. These people seem to be handling it ok.
    But be ready to help those survivors that need some extra care after an event like this.

  • @mis4nthr0p3
    @mis4nthr0p3 Před 10 měsíci +4

    >Death< Valley. Nope, no clue it was dangerous.

  • @HsingSun
    @HsingSun Před 10 měsíci +2

    That is why the place is called "Death Valley." I wouldn't go to such place with horrible name.

  • @Daniel_PU239
    @Daniel_PU239 Před 10 měsíci +1

    Senior citizen, already had heart problems, goes to Death Valley (knowingly)during a heat wave, and dies. He may of had good soul, but he obviously wasn't that bright.

  • @user-bk5qq7dd8j
    @user-bk5qq7dd8j Před 10 měsíci +6

    Both elders and children are at risk. It doesn't mean you have to be in the dessert. Just sitting in a hot car does it. RIP all!

    • @stevec9095
      @stevec9095 Před 10 měsíci

      But the whipped cream in the dessert is very cooling on the nuts

    • @pamelabacker2420
      @pamelabacker2420 Před 10 měsíci

      Dessert?😂You mean desert!

    • @user-bk5qq7dd8j
      @user-bk5qq7dd8j Před 10 měsíci

      @pamelabacker2420 You know what I meant. Why question it?

    • @pamelabacker2420
      @pamelabacker2420 Před 10 měsíci

      @@user-bk5qq7dd8j If you're bent out of shape, over my simple comment, what about the other commentor? 😐😒🤔

  • @rexx9496
    @rexx9496 Před 10 měsíci +3

    It was named Death Valley for a reason.

  • @johngatesiii1688
    @johngatesiii1688 Před 10 měsíci +1

    Where was his family/loved ones to talk him out of it or accompany him? They don't call it Death Valley for nothing.

  • @Lmasso1
    @Lmasso1 Před 10 měsíci +2

    No life insurance so now the good neighbors and strangers are left to bury him and take care of his family. That's doesn't say a lot about how good he was

  • @tishreni5183
    @tishreni5183 Před 10 měsíci +14

    Rest in peace.😢

  • @vickidinsmore2467
    @vickidinsmore2467 Před 10 měsíci +3

    Maybe they should discuss his stupidity .

  • @regdexter4014
    @regdexter4014 Před 10 měsíci

    This is the definition of f*** around and find out

  • @henryloo2448
    @henryloo2448 Před 9 měsíci +1

    It just baffles me why a 71 year old man would want to go explore Death Valley during a hot summer day when temperature can reach 120 degrees !!!!!

  • @lowridingtrucks88
    @lowridingtrucks88 Před 10 měsíci +4

    Why people go to places called death or devils?

  • @maureenobrien4807
    @maureenobrien4807 Před 10 měsíci +4

    "Dying, doing what he loved".
    S-U-I-C-I-D-E....

  • @aliceputt3133
    @aliceputt3133 Před 10 měsíci +1

    There’s a reason the place is called “Death” Valley. It’s one of the hottest places on Earth. This is very sad and a unnecessary death. My condolences to his wife.

  • @nancymorrison9978
    @nancymorrison9978 Před 10 měsíci +1

    Doing what he loved? What a horrible way to die. 💔

  • @Wetdoor
    @Wetdoor Před 10 měsíci +3

    Maybe I’m just an awful person and that’s okay, I’ll take the title but I’m always skeptical… Do people in California not show emotions? I feel like if I found out my husband died that morning in such a horrific way I’d be a mess and unwilling to do any interviews. 😬 neighbor was darn near smiling. Nobody stopped this man?????

    • @lucidmoment71
      @lucidmoment71 Před 10 měsíci +2

      Shhhhh don't you have those questioning thoughts. She's just lost her Hubby of 29 years and she is speaking about it as if she has lost her car keys.