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French Couple Die Hiking New Mexico Desert, Son is the Only Survivor

By Dustin Braden - Aug 11, 2015 06:00 PM EDT

A French Couple from a Paris suburb fell in love with the American West after their first trip to the region and they had been planning their second adventure for almost a year, but unfortunately the trip ended in tragedy. 51-year-old Ornella Steiner and 42-year-old David Steiner have passed away due to heat-related illness, leaving their 9-year-old as the only survivor.

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