The hiker was trying to complete an eight-mile hike as temperatures were more than 100 degrees, the agency stated.
A 57-year-old woman died while hiking a remote part of the Grand Canyon in triple-digit heat, officials said Monday.
The hiker, who was not identified, was found dead in the Tuweep section of the vast national park around 1 a.m. Monday,The death was confirmed early Monday in a remote part of the Grand Canyon.The woman was trying to complete an eight-mile hike as temperatures were more than 100 degrees, the agency stated. Parts of the Grand Canyon even peaked at 114 degrees.
“Park rangers at Grand Canyon National Park urge visitors to Grand Canyon, especially inner canyon hikers and backpackers, to be prepared for excessively hot days in the coming weeks,” the park service said. “ … In the summer, temperatures on exposed parts of the trail can reach over 120 [degrees] in the shade. Park rangers strongly advise not hiking in the inner canyon during the heat of the day between the hours of 10 a.m. and 4 p.m.”The park service and the Mohave County Medical Examiner have launched a probe into the hiking fatality.while hiking at the Big Bend National Park in Texas last month.
The stepson, 14, fell ill and lost consciousness before he was pronounced dead and the father, 31, died after he crashed his car in a frantic rush to get his loved one help.
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