A Texas man died whereas mountaineering within the Grand Canyon, the Nationwide Park Service stated Wednesday, because the company warned of temperatures reaching over 110 levels.
Park rangers have been alerted to an unresponsive hiker on the favored South Kaibab Path at 11:50 a.m. on Tuesday, park officers stated in a information launch. Bystanders gave CPR till park workers arrived. Medical personnel tried to resuscitate the hiker, however he died.
The 67-year-old man, who was not recognized, was trying to succeed in the Colorado River for an in a single day keep at Phantom Ranch, a well-liked tenting web site, park officers stated. The hiker appeared to have turned again from the hike, the NPS stated.
Park officers didn’t establish a explanation for demise, however warned of excessive temperatures within the canyon. The NPS and Coconino County Medical Examiner are investigating the incident.
The NPS recommends avoiding mountaineering the Grand Canyon’s interior trails between 10 a.m. and 4 p.m., when temperatures are at their peak. Temperatures within the interior canyon can attain over 120 levels Fahrenheit within the shade, creating “extraordinarily hazardous situations for hikers,” the NPS stated.
Temperatures at Phantom Ranch are anticipated to succeed in highs close to 113 levels on Thursday, and close to 114 levels on Friday and Saturday. All three days will probably be sunny and sizzling, in accordance with climate forecasts. Temperatures at Phantom Ranch might be practically 30 levels hotter than these exterior the canyon, the NPS stated.
About 10 individuals die on the Grand Canyon yearly, CBS affiliate KPHO reported. That is the second demise on the park that the park service has reported this yr. In Might, a 74-year-old man died whereas trying to hike from the canyon’s South Rim to the North Rim, an roughly 24-mile distance.
