NPS/Michael Quinn
Information Release Day: June 26, 2020
Speak to: Joelle Baird, 928-638-7609
Grand Canyon, AZ– On June 24 at somewhere around 5:36 p.m., the Grand Canyon Regional Communications Middle received a simply call reporting a fatality somewhere around 50 % a mile above the Suggestion Off resthouse on the South Kaibab Path. CPR was initiated and Nationwide Park Services staff responded from the South Rim by means of helicopter.
The victim, Catherine Houe, 49, of Daly Metropolis, California was hiking into the canyon to commit the evening at Phantom Ranch. Soon after hiking four miles down the South Kaibab Trail she turned dizzy, disoriented, and then stopped respiration, according to her partner and a close friend. The result in of dying is considered to be warmth-linked. On June 24 the higher temperature at Phantom Ranch was close to 114° F (46° C).
An investigation into the incident is remaining executed by the Nationwide Park Assistance in coordination with the Coconino County Professional medical Examiner’s Place of work. No supplemental information is available at this time.
National Park Rangers at Grand Canyon Nationwide Park are strongly urging visitors to Grand Canyon, especially internal canyon hikers and backpackers to be well prepared for excessively incredibly hot times in the coming weeks. In the summer, temperatures on exposed areas of the path can attain about 120° F (49° C) in the shade. Climbing in extreme heat can direct to major wellness dangers like heat exhaustion, warmth stroke, hyponatremia, and death.
Extra information and facts on climbing sensible in the warmth at Grand Canyon National Park can be uncovered at the adhering to site: https://www.nps.gov/grca/planyourvisit/hike-clever.htm.
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