A French motorcyclist is in critical condition, in intensive care, after being found unconscious in remote sand dunes during the Dakar Rally in western Argentina.
Hospital officials said that Sebastien Coue apparently crashed during the second stage of the rally and was exposed to temperatures above 40 degrees before he was found.
It is unclear how long he had been exposed to the extreme heat.
The Dakar Rally, considered one of the most dangerous races in motorsport, has already claimed three lives this year. Argentine bike rider Jorge Martinez Boero died in a crash in Sunday's first stage and. on the same day, the pilot of an ultralight plane and his son died when the aircraft went down while following the race. - Belfast Telegraph