The rescue took place as temperatures soared to nearly 100 degrees Fahrenheit
- Authorities responded to a rescue alert for five hikers “due to heat issues” at the Superstition Mountains in Arizona on Sunday, May 11
- One person suffered a heat-related medical emergency and died at the scene, and the four other hikers were rescued, authorities confirmed
- The alert was initiated as Arizona reached temperatures of almost 100 degrees Fahrenheit on Sunday
One person died, and four hikers were rescued after suffering a heat-related medical emergency in Arizona’s Gold Canyon.
Authorities responded to a rescue alert for five hikers at the Superstition Mountains, located about 40 miles east of Phoenix, at around 1:00 p.m. on Sunday, May 11, the Superstition Fire & Medical District stated in a news release on Facebook.
“SFMD, along with assistance from the Mesa Fire Department and Pinal County Sheriff’s Office, responded to a 1st alarm Mountain rescue with reports of five patients needing rescue, reportedly due to heat issues,” the SFMD said. “Tragically, this mountain rescue resulted in one fatality.”…