Grand Canyon Hiker Dies After Falling Unconscious During 8-Mile Trek

A woman died in Arizona’s Grand Canyon National Park after falling unconscious during an 8-mile hike in over 100-degree heat, officials said.
Park rangers got a call around 6:30 p.m. Sunday about a distressed day hiker in the remote Tuweep area of the park, the National Park Service (NPS) said in a statement.
When a ranger reached the 57-year-old woman’s location around 1 a.m. – more than six hours after the initial call – she was dead, officials said.

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