GRAND CANYON NATIONAL PARK, Ariz. (AP) — Officials at Grand Canyon National Park say rangers had to rescue a river runner and several hikers who were overcome by the heat last weekend.
On Saturday, Phantom Ranch rangers responded to a river runner experiencing heat illness and fatigue on a Colorado River trip.
They say the river runner drank too much water, leading to hyponatremia.
The park's helicopter and ambulance transported the patient to a Flagstaff hospital.
On Sunday, Indian Garden rangers responded to a hiker having heat stroke on the Bright Angel Trail.
They used cooling measures before the hiker was airlifted to a Flagstaff hospital.
Other incidents involved some hikers experiencing heat exhaustion on the Bright Angel and South Kaibab trails.
