Three children were hospitalized on Friday after a family of 13 were rescued from an Arizona trail amid an excessive heat warning. The news comes just weeks after we reported that a 10-year-old boy died in Arizona after hiking in triple-digit temperatures
The group was reportedly in the Scottsdale area for a family reunion and had set off on the 4.4-mile Gateway Loop Trail for a hike at around 7:30 a.m. However, at 10 a.m. mountain rescue received a callout, according to the Scottsdale Fire Department. A team of 65 firefighters was dispatched to the scene and discovered the family sheltering under a tree in a wash several miles into the route.
