Maryland couple among dead on Mecca pilgrimage amid extreme heat

June 24, 2024
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A husband and wife from Bowie, Maryland, had always dreamed of making the Hajj to Mecca.

Their family says they were among more than 1,000 people who died on the annual five-day pilgrimage to Saudi Arabia as temperatures soared over 120 degrees.

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Source: NBC Washington