French Couple Dies Hiking New Mexican Desert | 9-Year Old Son Survives A French couple died while hiking in New Mexico’s White Sands National Monument last Tuesday. Their 9-year-old boy was found by park rangers alive. It’s thought that the parents sacrificed water to save the boy. “The father and mother would take one drink while they made the child take two swallows of water. It might have been why the child fared so well due to his smaller stature, […] SnowBrains | August 11, 2015 0 Comments