Father and daughter found dead at Canyonlands National Park after getting lost, running out of water in triple-digit heat

Alisha Ebrahimji and Amanda Musa, CNN

(CNN) — A Wisconsin man and his girl were recovered dormant successful Canyonlands National Park successful Utah connected Friday aft nan brace sewage mislaid and ran retired of h2o while hiking amid soaring temperatures.

Albino Herrera Espinoza, 52, and his daughter, Beatriz Herrera, 23, were visiting nan southeast Utah parkland from their location successful Green Bay, Wisconsin, and hiking nan Syncline Loop Trail wherever nan somesthesia astatine nan clip was complete 100 degrees, according to nan National Park Service.

Espinoza is nan proprietor of El Sarape, a well-known Mexican edifice successful Green Bay, CNN connection WGBA reported.

The brace were recovered deceased conscionable 15 minutes isolated Friday soon earlier 6 p.m. aft nan San Juan County Sheriff’s Office was notified by nan National Park Service “of a deceased hiker successful nan Upheaval Dome area of Canyonlands National Park,” a news merchandise from nan sheriff’s agency said.

NPS rangers and a chopper unit from nan Bureau of Land Management Moab District responded and initiated a hunt operation, according nan parkland service.

It’s unclear really agelong nan begetter and girl were mislaid successful nan park, located astir 250 miles from Salt Lake City, aliases really agelong it took authorities to find them aft they died.

The United States is experiencing a historically basking summertime arsenic nan power goes connected a July sidesplitting spree. The decease toll will apt support increasing arsenic nan typically hottest period of nan twelvemonth carries on. It’s been nan hottest summertime connected grounds for astir 100 US cities from Maine to California. Heat is suspected successful nan deaths of complete 3 twelve group successful nan US successful July, a number that is apt an underestimate, fixed nan clip required to property a decease to nature’s astir prolific upwind killer.

With galore of those deaths occurring successful nan West, wherever cities person shattered all-time grounds precocious temperatures during an unprecedented and agelong power wave, Canyonlands visitors tin expect precocious temperatures and aggravated sunlight during nan summertime months, nan parkland noted successful a caller post.

“Canyonlands is an isolated and rugged environment,” nan station said. “You whitethorn person to thrust much than 50 miles to find food, gas, lodging, aliases aesculapian facilities.”

When taking portion successful outdoor activities successful nan heat, nan parkland work reminds visitors to transportation and portion plentifulness of h2o and debar “strenuous” activity during nan hottest times of nan day, typically 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Espinoza and Herrera’s bodies were delivered to nan Utah State Office of nan Medical Examiner for examination, nan sheriff’s agency said.