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As the government shutdown stretched on last week, Travis Puglisi saw something unusual at Joshua Tree National Park: two rangers doing graffiti checks.

After Hoyos reached the surface, a young man pulled him aboard the boat, and when the captain saw his condition, he called the park ranger station to report the incident.

The 14 rangers who help manage the park are busier than ever.

With a budget of “$350 million to infinity” the brothers get to work with the help of park rangers and astronauts working through the government shutdown.

"We're challenged," a park ranger told AFP, on condition of anonymity.