Three hikers died during June and July, 2024 while traversing trails in Utah and Arizona during extreme heat. A 50-year-old man from Texas died July 7 while attempting to reach the South Rim of the Grand Canyon National Park in Arizona, where temperatures are known to reach 120 degrees. In June a 69-year-old man collapsed and died while hiking the Grand Canyon.

A 52 year-old father died while hiking with his 23 year-old daughter after getting lost and running out of water on the Syncline Loop in Canyonlands National Park in Utah. Temperatures reached over 100 degrees. During the weekend of July 20th a 56 year-old woman died after running out of water while hiking in Utah in scorching heat.

Recognize the signs of heat exhaustion and heatstroke.

Read the news articles here from APNews.com and The Guardian.com