Three hikers died from obvious heat-related diseases within the Grand Canyon on two separate days previously week within the inside canyon, the place temperatures can exceed 109 levels Fahrenheit (43 levels Celsius) within the shade during noon hours, federal officers mentioned Friday.
A 72-year-old man turned sick from the warmth on June 12 whereas mountain climbing the South Kaibab Trail and died earlier than rescue crews may attain him. Four days later, a 67-year-old man and a 68-year-old girl additionally appeared to endure from heat-related diseases whereas mountain climbing the North Kaibab Trail and died earlier than assist arrived, the U.S. National Park Service mentioned in a press release.
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Despite a speedy response and aerial help, all three hikers have been lifeless by the point first responders reached them, the park service mentioned.
The Grand Canyon has seen an uptick in heat-related diseases in current weeks and urged inside canyon hikers to remain off trails between 10 a.m. and 4 p.m., park officers mentioned.
The our bodies have been taken to the Coconino County Medical Examiner workplace and investigations of the deaths are ongoing, the National Park Service mentioned.