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Yahoo
12-05-2025
- Health
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1 dead, 4 rescued after heat-related hiking incident in Arizona
May 12 (UPI) -- A man died this past weekend after a medical emergency while on a hiking trip in Arizona with four others. On Sunday, emergency crews received a call around 12:45 p.m. local time from a group of hikers in a web of trails at Gold Canyon's Wave Cave Trail some 40 miles east of Phoenix. "No foul play is suspected," according to the Pinal County Sheriff's Office, adding that the county's medical examiner will determine the official cause of death of the 33-year-old deceased hiking victim. The hiking group had been on the trail for at least six hours with 100 degree Fahrenheit temps when the emergency call was placed after CPR was initiated. After a team arrived, rescuers took over CPR efforts. However, "unfortunately the patient did not survive," the Superstition Fire and Medical District, which serves the Gold Canyon area, said in a statement. "Tragically this mountain rescue resulted in one fatality," SFMD officials added, saying the other four hikers were assisted down the mountain but "refused transport to the hospital." Meanwhile, authorities encouraged the public to avoid Wave Cave Trail for Sunday's remainder. "They had taken water with them but they had only about 40 ounces of water a piece," according to SFMD Captain Jay Nelson. "So that water ran out pretty quick," he told local news media. SFMD officials wrote in a Facebook post that most heat deaths happen on trails between 10 a.m. and 4 p.m. They advised if a person begins to feel dizzy, nauseous, stops sweating or becomes confused to "get help immediately." "Please stay safe and plan wisely," officials in Arizona say. "No hike is worth your life." No other information was available on the other hikers.
Yahoo
20-02-2025
- Politics
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Jeanerette memorializes key local figures for Black History Month
JEANERETTE, La. () — Driving down Martin Luther King Dr. in Jeanerette looks a little different for Black History Month. Along several light poles, you can see banners commemorating significant black figures throughout the city's history. 'We stand on the shoulders of those that went before us, and that's what's so important,' said Jeanerette Mayor Carol Bourgeois Jr. Musician Jay Nelson, political figure Andrew Brown, inventor Gabie Fontenette, local business owner Carlton Rener Sr. and many more are memorialized in the history of Jeanerette. Carlton Rener's daughter, Naomi Rener Harding, said she likes how 'The younger children can realize that if they did all of this way back when, they could accomplish that. Now, even in the midst of everything that's taking place, they could make these accomplishments also.' Close Thanks for signing up! Watch for us in your inbox. Subscribe Now Additional banners will be added each year as they continue to celebrate key representatives of not only black history, but Jeanerette history as a whole. District 12 councilwoman Lady Fontenette Brown said they are looking to fill up all of Martin Luther King Dr. with banners. 'These are just a few of the individuals from the community,' she said. 'They are a lot more.' State Representative Dustin Miller responds to LDH vaccine policy change Jeanerette memorializes key local figures for Black History Month St. Mary Parish Water & Sewer Commission announces boil advisory for Chitimacha Reservation Opelousas man linked to multiple pharmacy burglaries, officials say Second Harvest partners with the City of Lafayette to provide meals for warming shelter Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
