A 57-year-old woman died while on an 8-mile hike in Grand Canyon National Park on Sunday, a day when temperatures topped 100 degrees, park officials say.
July 3, 2023, 11:31 PM UTCA 57-year-old woman died while on an 8-mile hike in Grand Canyon National Park on Sunday, a day when temperatures topped 100 degrees, park officials said.
Park rangers got a call about a hiker in distress at 6:30 p.m., and when the woman was found in a remote area of the park at 1 a.m. she was dead, the National Park ServiceThe heat was well over 100 degrees Sunday. A cause of death is under investigation, but the park in a statement Monday warned of the dangers of extreme heat.
A large part of the southwest, including the Grand Canyon area, was under an excessive heat warning Monday. Temperatures in Phantom Ranch were at 114 degrees, the National Weather Service said.
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