A 57-year-old woman died during a hike in the Grand Canyon as Arizona’s temperatures soared into the triple digits, according to officials.
A US park ranger received a report of a distressed hiker on Sunday at around 6.30pm, a National Park Service (NPS) news release said. The woman was traversing through the Tuweep area of the park, as the region’s temperature reached upward of 100 degrees F. The hiker was pronounced dead at approximately 1am Monday, the NPS said.
