By Micheal Chukwuebuka, Reporting
A man and his daughter were found dead after they ran out of water in Canyonlands National Park in Utah on a day when temperatures rose over 100 degrees, NBC News has reported.
The San Juan County Sheriff’s Office, in a statement, said the bodies of Albino Herrera Espinoza, 52, and Beatriz Herrera, 23, both of Green Bay, Wisconsin, were found at about 6 p.m. Friday.
The hikers became lost hiking the Syncline Loop Trail, and their bodies were taken off the mountain Saturday morning by helicopter, the sheriff’s office said.
The air temperature when the pair became lost was over 100 degrees, according to the National Park Service.
Park visitors are advised to carry and drink plenty of water and avoid strenuous activity during the daytime.
As of Tuesday, Stonix News learnt that there have been 59 confirmed heat-related deaths throughout the country this year. Most have occurred in the Western states California, Arizona, Oregon and Nevada, with Arizona and Oregon reporting 16 deaths each. But there have also been deaths in Eastern states, such as Maryland, New York, Virginia and Pennsylvania.
There have also been 21 unconfirmed heat-related deaths in the country.
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