Stranded boy dies in Death Valley heat

An 11-year-old boy died in the intense heat of America's Death Valley National Park after he and his mother became stranded in one of the world’s most inhospitable areas and survived for several days on bottled water, Pop-Tarts and cheese sandwiches.

Nurse Alicia Sanchez, 28, was found severely dehydrated and remained in hospital in Las Vegas, Nevada, a day after being found with her dog, her dead son and a Jeep Cherokee buried up to its axles in sand.