A 57-year-old woman died while hiking in excessive heat in the Grand Canyon, the National Park Service said in a statement.
The service said a park ranger “received a report of a distressed day hiker in the Tuweep area of Grand Canyon National Park” on July 2 around 6:30 p.m.
The service said temperatures in Tuweep that day passed 100 degrees, with a high of roughly 114 at Phantom Ranch, near the Colorado River along the North Kaibab trail. The Mohave County Medical Examiner did not reply to TODAY.com's request for comment about a cause of death.Rangers recommend visitors be prepared for extreme heat, while noting an excessive heat warning is in place for parts of the inner canyon through July 5.
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