A family 11, including six children, had to be rescued from a closed Arizona trail after going hiking during an extreme heat warning.
Crews from Phoenix Fire Department were called to the Holbert Trail at South Mountain just before noon on Sunday, June 29, after the family found themselves unable to continue their hike. Most of the children were between the ages of 5 and 11, and some were displaying signs of heat exhaustion.
Crews were dispatched to the scene, where they began cooling the hikers down. Two of the children, aged nine and 11, were brought down the mountain in a stretcher while the others were assisted on their descent. No injuries were reported, and none of the hikers had to be transferred to the hospital…