After being lost in Utah’s Canyonlands National Park and running out of water in temperatures reaching triple digits, a father and his daughter, according to rangers, passed away on Friday.
The 52-year-old dad from Green Bay, Wisconsin, and his 23-year-old daughter were hiking on the Syncline Trail when they became lost and ran out of water, according to the National Park Service.
On Friday afternoon, the Moab air temperature reached a scorching 100 degrees. Moab is under a heat advisory, much like most of the western US experiencing a dangerous heat wave.
On Sunday, temperatures are expected to reach 105 degrees.
National Park Service rangers reported that on Friday afternoon, someone in Canyonlands’ Island of the Sky neighborhood texted 911 to San Juan County dispatchers.
After receiving the emergency call, Rangers and employees of the Bureau of Land Management’s Moab District Helitack went on the hunt for the father and daughter.
The NPS claims that when the two were discovered, they had already passed away. The event is being looked into by the NPS and the San Juan County Sheriff’s Office. The tragedy represents the most recent deaths in Western National Parks this summer.
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In Arizona’s Grand Canyon National Park, a number of hikers who were unprepared for temperatures in the triple digits have perished.
A motorcyclist in California passed away in Death Valley when the mercury reached 128 degrees.
Rangers from the National Park Service encourage people to hike with plenty of water and to avoid hiking in the afternoon when temperatures are at their highest.
