A hiker has been hospitalized after Arizona fire crews made multiple rescues from a popular hiking spot amid scorching temperatures.
Phoenix Fire Department officials say they responded to “multiple reports of hikers in distress” on Camelback Mountain on Monday at around 11am. Of the four hikers who required assistance, crews say they airlifted three off the mountain, and one was carried down by a wheeled stretcher. Two adult females were then transported to the hospital, where one was listed in critical condition.
Temperatures in the Phoenix area were around 100F (37C) by 11am on Monday, according to the National Weather Service, and by the afternoon had reached a high of 108F (42C)…