The Pima County Sheriff’s Department (PCSD) reminds the public to exercise extreme caution when hiking in excessive heat.
PCSD Parks Enforcement/Search and Rescue (PE/SAR) Unit responded to three separate incidents in a two-day span rescuing hikers affected by extreme heat in the Sabino Canyon area.
On Sunday June 29, seven hikers were rescued, including a 15-month-old child, from the Seven Falls area. PCSD says some of them had to be transported to the hospital for further care. All seven hikers, including the child, were later medically cleared either on scene or at the hospital…