Las Vegas boy, 11, dies after mom’s car gets stuck for 5 days in blistering Death Valley

LAS VEGAS — An 11-year-old boy died in the intense heat of 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, authorities said Friday.

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