A family reunion in Arizona turned into tragedy when 13 people (including three children who were hospitalized) had to be rescued from a hiking trail in hot conditions. According to the post: on the Scottsdale Fire Department’s Facebook page.
The group of hikers, who were in town for a family reunion, started out on the Gateway Loop Trail in Scottsdale, Arizona, at 7:30 a.m. Friday.
A heat warning was issued for the area as temperatures reached 108 degrees.
They lost their way, Water has run out Scottsdale Fire Chief Dave Folio told ABC News that rescue was requested.
Within three hours, more than 65 firefighters were deployed to the mountain rescue.
“The family was found in a sink area under a tree several miles off the trail,” the fire department said.
A 10-year-old child was treated and taken to a local hospital for examination.
The boy was in “excellent condition” by Friday evening, according to Folio.
Two children, all aged 1, were taken to a local hospital with “symptoms of heat stroke,” according to the fire department.
Rescuers used a “big wheel” stretcher to move the woman off the road.
All those rescued Expected to surviveABC Phoenix affiliate KNXV reported Friday.
