A man from Colorado was found dead in the open desert near Amboy Crater On August 20.
The sheriff’s coroner division has not yet identified  the cause of death of the man, John A. Arpad, 72, of Colorado Springs, Colorado.
It is believed but not firmly established that heat and dehydration was the root cause of Arpad’s demise.
It is not known how long before his body was found that Arpad had died.  The temperature in Amboy on August 30, recorded at noon, was 100 degrees Fahrenheit. The temperature in Amboy on August 30, recorded at 6.p.m, was 95 degrees.  The temperature in Amboy on August 29,  recorded at noon, was 106 degrees. The temperature in Amboy on August 29, recorded at 6 p.m., was 95 degrees. The  temperature in Amboy on August 28, recorded at noon, was 108 degrees. The temperature in Amboy on August 28, recorded at 6 p.m., was 102 degrees. The temperature in Amboy on August 27,  recorded at noon, was 108 degrees. The temperature in Amboy on August 27, recorded at 6 p.m., was 100 degrees. The  temperature in Amboy on August 26, recorded at noon, was 109 degrees. The temperature in Amboy on August 26, recorded at 6 p.m., was 106 degrees. The  temperature in Amboy on August 25, recorded at noon, was 108 degrees. The temperature in Amboy on August 25, recorded at 6 p.m., was 104 degrees.
A hiker trekking in the 6700 block of Crater Road, west of Amboy, came across Arpad’s remains at about 4:15 p.m. Sunday, August 30.
Initially, Arpad’s death is being seen as misadventure rather than the result of foul play.