Father and daughter die after running out of water while hiking in 100-degree heat
Joe Yates
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A father and daughter have both died while out hiking in temperatures exceeding 100°F.
Tragically a 23-year-old woman and her 52-year-old father reportedly got lost and later ran out of water while out hiking in Utah.
The pair, from Green Bay, Wisconsin, had been hiking in Canyonlands National Park on the Syncline Trail - where 'the air temperature at the time was over 100°F' in Moab - the nearest city to where they were discovered.
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On Friday afternoon (July 12), San Juan County Dispatch received a 911 text from a person at the Island in the Sky district of Canyonlands National Park, park rangers confirmed.
Both the National Park Service rangers and the Bureau of Land Management Moab District Helitack personnel responded to the information and a search operation was launched.
But when the dad and daughter were finally located they had already passed away.
A spokesperson for the National Park Service added: "While temperatures remain high this summer, park visitors are advised to carry and drink plenty of water and avoid strenuous activity during midday heat."
San Juan County Sheriff's Office and the National Park Services are investigating their deaths.
It comes ten days after a young boy died after going hiking with his family in Arizona.
Tragically, Cortinez Logan, nine, collapsed while walking through the South Mountain Park and Preserve near Phoenix, on Tuesday (July 2).
On the day, temperatures reportedly rose to a sweltering 113°F.
Officials reported that the Logan family began hiking up the mountain at around 9.30am, and five to six hours later, between 2.00pm and 3.00pm, spoke to the emergency services.
According to officials, Cortinez began falling 'in and out of consciousness' in the early afternoon.
Cortinez was then airlifted off the mountain to a nearby hospital where he died 'as a result of a heat-related medical event'.
There has been a string of heat-related deaths in the US as heat waves grip most states.
A four-month-old baby girl died on July 5 after experiencing soaring temperatures while on a boat trip with her family.
Tanna Rae Wroblewski was rushed to Lake Havasu Regional Medical Center in Arizona, US.
Temperatures in Lake Havasu having reached highs of 120°F, according to Accuweather.