Wisconsin dad, 52, and his daughter, 23, both die after running out of water during 100F hike through Utah beauty spot

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A begetter and girl from Green Bay, Wisconsin tragically died aft moving retired of h2o during a sweltering hike astatine a well-known Utah National Park.

The unidentified dad, 52, and his daughter, 23, were recovered dormant by parkland rangers and members of nan Bureau of Land Management astatine Canyonlands National Park on Friday. 

At nan clip of nan unfortunate incident, nan aerial somesthesia was reported to beryllium higher than 100°F, officials said. 

They were hiking connected nan Syncline Loop Trail- 'the astir challenging way successful nan Island successful nan Sky district'- erstwhile they sewage mislaid and ran retired of water, nan National Park Service said connected Sunday. 

San Juan County Dispatch received a 911 matter from personification astatine nan nationalist park, but erstwhile a hunt squad arrived, nan begetter and girl were deceased. 

The unidentified dad, 52, and his daughter, 23, were recovered dormant by parkland rangers and members of nan Bureau of Land Management astatine Canyonlands National Park connected Friday

The identities of nan victims person not yet been released. DailyMail.com contacted nan San Juan County Sheriff's Department and nan National Park Service. 

'While temperatures stay precocious this summer, parkland visitors are advised to transportation and portion plentifulness of h2o and debar strenuous activity during midday heat,' nan National Park Service said. 

The Syncline Loop Trail requires hikers to climb and navigate boulder fields and steep zigzag paths. 

The way is 8.1miles agelong and is situated connected a 1,500ft elevation change, according to nan National Park Service. It takes astir 5 to 7 hours to complete nan hike. 

The agency has informed hikers to complete hole for nan treacherous travel pinch basal supplies, including astatine slightest a gallon of water, snacks, headlamps, flashlights, maps, and 'sturdy footwear.' 

They besides pass hikers to beryllium prepared for each types of upwind conditions, including sun, rain, nan cold, aliases aggravated heat. 

The begetter and girl ran retired of h2o during their hike. The aerial somesthesia was reported to beryllium higher than 100°F, officials said

The begetter and daughter's deaths are being investigated by nan San Juan County Sheriff's Office and nan National Park Service. 

Another personification mislaid their life successful nan suffocating power precocious Saturday, according to nan Santa Clara-Ivins Public Safety Department. 

The section received a telephone that 2 group were 'suffering from a heat-related incident' astatine Snow Canyon State Park - astir 5 hours from Canyonlands National Park. 

Multiple agencies responded and swiftly rescued nan two, but a passerby soon reported a 3rd personification unconscious nearby, Fox 13 reported.  

Search crews discovered nan person, a 30-year-old unidentified woman, dormant erstwhile they arrived. 

On June 29 a Texas man, Scott Sims, 69, was recovered dead connected a celebrated hiking way successful nan Grand Canyon. 

The Grand Canyon dispatching agency received a report around 7pm that Sims was recovered semi-conscious connected nan canyon's River Trail, which runs for conscionable nether 2 miles on nan Colorado River.

Officials said that he was heading to Phantom Ranch wherever he was readying connected staying for nan night.

Scott Sims, 69, is from Austin, Texas, and was hiking successful nan Grand Canyon erstwhile he died connected June 29 

Pictured: South Kaibab Trail astatine Grand Canyon National Park. This is nan treacherously basking way Sims traversed successful bid to get to Phantom Ranch, wherever he planned to enactment overnight

Three National Park Service paramedics rushed to nan hiker's position from Phantom Ranch arsenic bystanders began doing CPR connected Sims.

Unfortunately, each efforts to resuscitate him were unsuccessful, starring nan Park Service to rumor a dire informing astir utmost power while hiking, particularly connected nan circumstantial way Sims was on.

'In nan summer, temperatures connected exposed parts of nan way tin scope complete 120°F successful nan shade. Park rangers powerfully counsel not hiking successful nan soul canyon during nan power of nan time betwixt nan hours of 10 americium and 4 pm,' nan national agency said. 

The summertime months are a peculiarly perilous clip to hike because nan power besides makes it much analyzable for rescue operations to beryllium conducted.'

Officials didn't corroborate if Sims died from power stroke, nor did they merchandise immoderate accusation connected his origin of death.

According to AccuWeather, nan precocious somesthesia connected nan time Sims died was 91°F.

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