An Orange County resident was found dead in Death Valley National Park June 14 after running out of gas and walking in the scorching heat, authorities said.
Park visitors driving along State Route 190 stumbled upon the body of David Kelleher, 67, of Huntington Beach around 2 p.m. on Tuesday.
Kelleher’s body was found just 30 feet from the highway, and was “very easy to overlook,” since the body was obscured by terrain and a mesquite tree, National Park Service spokeswoman Abby Wines told The Epoch Times.
A few days ago, park rangers issued an investigation and search for Kelleher after a ranger noticed an irregularity on June 8 and 10—a sole vehicle parked in the Zabriskie Point parking lot….