Two hikers were rescued in Arizona on Saturday afternoon, and officials say they did not carry enough water due to the extreme heat in the region.
According to a tweet from Golder Ranch Fire District, Catalina State Park, located at the base of the Santa Catalina Mountains in Tucson, was evacuated after two trekkers strayed from the trail.
The trekkers, none of whom were publicly identified, were discovered without water, according to officials.
The fire district advises hikers to stay on the trail, carry plenty of water, and get an early start before the temperature soars.
“Remember that temperatures are dangerously high now through next week,” fire officials advised.
The National Weather Service in Tucson has issued a heat advisory for most of Southeast Arizona until Tuesday evening. The temperature at Tucson International Airport reached 111 degrees over the weekend.
Parts of Texas have experienced above-average temperatures for the twelfth consecutive day, as the Southwest has been experiencing an expansion of hot temperatures.
Park officials said a 31-year-old Florida man and his 14-year-old stepson perished while hiking in Big Bend National Park in Texas on Friday.
The adolescent became ailing around 6 p.m. on the Marufo Vega Trail and lost consciousness as temperatures reached 119 degrees.
The teen’s 21-year-old sibling attempted to carry him back to the trailhead while the teen’s stepfather returned to the vehicle to seek assistance. The vehicle of the stepfather was subsequently discovered over an embankment at the Boquillas Overlook.
Officials pronounced both the 14-year-old and the stepfather dead upon their arrival at the site.
