Couple missing in socal desert

[Blacktank]

"The Schmeirers had stopped in Amboy on their way to Palm Springs, according to The Desert Sun. Palm Springs is about 98 miles south of Amboy. The couple were last seen alive on June 2 at the Amboy Crater National Natural Landmark, the sheriff’s department said. 
On June 13, U.S. Bureau of Land Management officials reported the Schmeirers' car had been parked in the Amboy Crater Trailhead parking lot for about 10 days and appeared abandoned, according to the sheriff’s department.

Authorities immediately conducted a search of the area from above, but couldn’t find the victims. However, on June 16, when officials conducted an extensive search that included a helicopter, search and rescue volunteers and a trained search dog, they found the remains of a man matching William Schmeirer’s description, according to a news release. 
"By 10:30 a.m., ground temperatures hit 130 degrees and by 2:00 p.m., the ground temperatures reached 165 degrees with an air temperature of 117 degrees," the sheriff’s department said.

Because it was so hot, officials had to stop using the search dogs. The weather, as well as the rough terrain, disabled two of the sheriff’s off-road search and rescue vehicles.
The sheriff's department added that they don't suspect foul play. "
https://www.charlotteobserver.com/news/n...90514.html

[Motrukdriver]

The desert is a very unforgiving place. I wonder what the autopsy will find.

[Putts]

Medium well to well done.

[Putts]

I'm going to hell, aren't I?

[GotSmart]

Temperatures in the triple digits in that area all week long. This is not the best time of year to explore. They were world travelers but underestimated the southwest. I am suffering here in Kentucky in the 90’s.

[Xanthorhizas]

Yes...I just read that article. And earlier this week, I'd read this one:

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/tristan-bea...tate-park/

So, what's up with that area?

[Texjbird]

I'm going to hell, aren't I?

 Save my seat if you get there first.  My Sis and I have been known to say I/We/You are going to hell.  Depends on which was making the "Not Right Remark of the day at the time.  Have you seen Nicolas Cage in Drive Angry? 
He escapes from hell in a muscle car.

Jewell Ann

[rvpopeye]

A sad ending for them.
165* hawwwwwttttttttttttt!

It was around 90 here today but out on the 63* ocean it was mahhhhhhhhhhhhhhvelous !
The 4-5 foot seas were fun too !

[Scott7022]

World travellers...

Each climate/territory/area is a challenge. In Africa, you don't reach for trees. In BC forests you need to as they are so dense you can hardly push or squeeze between them. Different dangers different challenges.

But with the internet and research savvy world travellers should be able to correctly prepare for any challenge. "Failing to plan is planning to fail" A bad ending for sure, it would not have been an easy death.

Simple mistakes can kill you. We are not that structurally designed to survive. We have no or little fur, zero functional claws, and dulled teeth.
Our ability to survive temperature variations is a little better than some alages. People need to believe this and understand this. "But we have a big brain." The usual defence!

Yes, and it doesn't work very well under stress conditions.

I took a short canoe trip one time on a lake I know like the back of my hand. A storm came up, no I hadn't checked, and I put into shore. I pulled the canoe up a small river and onto the bank. I tied it to a tree and grabbed my go bag and headed for an old fuel depot structure I knew about. My cell was out of range, even for 911. Hint sometimes you can reach 911 when your phone is showing no signal, at least in Canada. No luck. I made the structure. It was 50 or so years old and hardly more than a roof. But it was out of the rain. Then it rained. It poured sideways and the temperature dropped sharply. I got a fire going and huddled down for an uncomfortable night.

The morning was gorgeous and I again tried my cell. Nothing. The rain had turned the little river into a torrent. It was slippery. Murphy came for a visit and I snapped my ankle. Bad had just gone to worse, and while I was less than ten miles from my favourite bar, that could have been a thousand. I couldn't stand on my leg and the blood seeping out of my boot told me it was a compound fracture. The swelling was making my boot a compression bandage and while far from sterile it was reasonably clean.

I slipped into the torrent and painfully floated my way downstream. It was cold and while this might be good for the ankle my chances of surviving another night at the temperatures of last night, wet, were slim.

The tree I had tied the canoe to was gone and in the lake. It had pulled the front of the canoe down into the water. I cut the line with the knife I always carry. Emptied it of water and climbed in. I made it back to the village.

If I didn't have a knife
If I wasn't a strong swimmer.
If the canoe had sunk.
If I panicked.

The story could have been like the OP.

"Weary eyes get no surprise." Plan your exit strategy or Murphy might do it for you!!

[MN C Van]

At first glance I thought title read:

Couple Missing in SOCIAL Desert

Could be anywhere ...