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Woman Falls to Death in Grand Canyon National Park, AZ After Walking Off Trail to Take Pictures

59-year-old Maria A. Salgado Lopez, a resident of Scottsdale, AZ, slipped and fell from the Grand Canyon’s south rim near Mather Point on Friday, July 3. The Grand Canyon Regional Communications Center received a report of the incident at 12:53pm and dispatched a team of park rangers to the scene. The rangers quickly located Salgado Lopez’s body about 100 feet […]
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Rangers at Grand Canyon National Park, AZ Warn Hikers of Extreme Temperatures as Hiker Dies in 114ºF Heat

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On June 24 at approximately 5:36 pm, the Grand Canyon Regional Communications Center received a call reporting a fatality approximately half a mile above the Tip Off resthouse on the South Kaibab Trail. CPR was initiated and National Park Service personnel responded from the South Rim via helicopter. The victim, Catherine Houe, 49, of Daly City, California was hiking into […]
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NOAA Warns that Excessive Heat Warning Could Lead to Hypothermia

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The excessive heat warning in parts of California, Nevada, and Arizona has lead to officials issuing a warning about hypothermia. Yep, you read that right! The mercury is creeping beyond 100ºF causing the rapid melt of the mountain snowpack. All that ice-cold water then flows into Central California rivers and streams. …Hot Weather through Thursday… .The first major heat wave […]
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