The Arizona Hot Springs and the Gold Strike Trails announced that they had closed several trails in the Lake Med National Recreation area of Arizona after the death of a Hicker and 33 others in two days.
The social media post says the closure was due to a number of temperatures and heat -related search and rescue incidents.
They say the valleys are expected to exceed 100 ° F, and many hiking “are not properly prepared for these extreme conditions.”
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The headquarters headquarters announced that they closed several trails in the Lake Med National Recreation area of Arizona after the death of a hayer and 33 others in two days. (Lake Med National Recreation Area – Andrew Catware)
“With the onset of the heat of the season, most people are not yet happy, which increases the chances of heat disease,” he said. “Yesterday, a haiking on the Arizona Hot Springs Trail, which is suspected to have been a heat -related event. Five other members of the same group were also experiencing heat problems and needed a helicopter evacuation.”
On Post timeRangers were actively responding to a large -scale rescue, including 28 hiking, three adults and 25 children, including special requirements.
In allegedly, the group tried to reach Arizona Hot Springs without proper preparation.
They say the valleys are expected to exceed 100 ° F, and many hiking “are not properly prepared for these extreme conditions.” (Lake Med National Recreation Area – Instagram)
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He also emphasized that with the situation of the park, there is a special tension on the park’s resources.
Currently, the park has to be closed for the next several days and, depending on the temperature on Sunday and Monday, they can temporarily open.
According to the Lake Med National Recreation area, “trail can temporarily reopen, but conditions will resume as conditions will be effective once again.”
A press release on the site states that the trail “will close for the summer once the daily temperature is alarmingly high. These trails have a history of saving heat -related visitors and, sadly, some deaths are also.”
Lake Med National Recreation Area, near Lake Med in Nevada. (June G Filler/VW Photo/Universal Images Groups through Getty Images)
According to the Las Vegas Review Journal, a letter sent to the parents of children involved by the school administrator Catherine Normuel discussed the details of the post.
In the letter, the administrator says the hiking group includes 10 adults and 18 students. Only three of them were identified as “special requirements”.
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Normuel also wrote that the school received references from park officials to “create an effective condition” and guide a group of more than 20 people without permission.
The park’s website states that for the latest closure updates and safe alternatives, visit www.nps.gov/lake.
