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Unrelated fatalities on same day

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News Release Date: July 23, 2024
Contact: Abby Wines
Contact: Nichole Andler
Contact: Jennette Jurado

DEATH VALLEY, Calif. – In unrelated incidents, two people died in Death Valley National Park on Saturday, July 20, 2024. 

Tony Balderrama, Operations Manager at Stovepipe Wells Village, was found deceased in his residence of apparent medical causes. Balderrama had been a member of the Death Valley community for many years. The National Park Service and Inyo County responded.

A woman from Pahrump, NV was found deceased in her vehicle near CA-178. Initial appearances are that the woman died by suicide.

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