By Marlyn Montilla
23 Jul 2024, 11:36 AM EDT
A woman died while hiking near a state park in southwestern Utah over the weekend after running out of water on a sweltering day, authorities said.
Rescuers responded to a report of a hiker “in distress due to not having enough water and the temperature was 106 degrees F” near Quail Creek State Park on Sunday, the Hurricane City Police Department said in a statement.
The woman was unresponsive when she was found and resuscitation efforts were unsuccessful, police said. The woman’s identity has not yet been released, CBS News reported.
The hiker’s death is one of several believed to be linked to heat in the west of the country in recent weeks.
Three hikers lost their lives in Utah state and national parks over the weekend, including a father and daughter from Wisconsin who got lost on a grueling hike in Canyonlands National Park in triple-digit temperatures.
A 30-year-old woman also died at Snow Canyon State Park, while two others suffered from heat exhaustion.
Three hikers have died in recent weeks at Grand Canyon National Park in Arizona, where summer temperatures on exposed, unshaded portions of trails can exceed 120° F.
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