Man suffers 3rd-degree burns on feet — after losing flip flops on hike in Death Valley

A 42-year-old man from Belgium suffered third-degree burns on his feet last weekend after somehow losing his flip-flops on a hike in Death Valley, California.

After his family — along with some good samaritans — managed to get the tourist back to the parking lot at Death Valley National Park, "rangers determined the man needed to be transported to a hospital quickly due to his burns and pain level," according to National Park Service via ABC News. — Read the rest

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