A 67-year-old hiker died Tuesday within the Grand Canyon, park officers stated Wednesday as forecasters within the area warned of extreme and life-threatening warmth.
The hiker, from Alvarado, Texas, was discovered unresponsive on the South Kaibab Path beneath Cedar Ridge round 11:50 a.m., and efforts to resuscitate him failed, the Nationwide Park Service stated in an announcement, in accordance with NBC Information.
The demise is underneath investigation. The park warns hikers to be very cautious due to the summer season warmth and to keep away from mountain climbing from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
“In the summertime, temperatures on uncovered components of the path can exceed 120°F (49°C) within the shade, creating extraordinarily hazardous situations for hikers,” the park warned in an announcement Wednesday.
The demise was introduced Wednesday because the Southwest and different components of the nation, together with within the Grand Canyon, have been underneath warmth warnings.
Highs for Phantom Ranch, a lodge on the backside of the canyon, are forecast to be 110 levels Thursday and 113 levels Friday, the Nationwide Climate Service stated.
The hiker who died, whom park officers didn’t determine, had been making an attempt to succeed in the Colorado River to remain at Phantom Ranch. Reportedly, he had circled at Skeleton Level and was headed again up the path earlier than he was discovered unresponsive and authorities have been known as, the park service stated.
Phoenix Sky Harbor Worldwide Airport broke a file excessive temperature for Wednesday’s date with a studying of 117 levels, the climate service stated,
In Colorado, Denver Worldwide Airport hit 100 levels, tying a file set in 2022. It was the primary 100-degree day of the 12 months, the company stated.
Greater than 7 million folks have been underneath extreme warmth warnings within the Southwest, together with Phoenix, on Wednesday afternoon, in accordance with the climate service’s web site.
Purple flag warnings‚ that are issued for prime warmth and dry situations that may assist wildfires unfold, lined areas with round 4 million, together with Nevada, Utah, Colorado, Oregon, Washington and Idaho.
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