Yavapai County authorities said the woman lost consciousness while hiking with her family on the Highline Trail in Sedona.
SEDONA, Ariz. — A Pennsylvania woman died of heatstroke while hiking with her family in Sedona, Arizona, last week, according to authorities.
The Yavapai County Sheriff's Office in Arizona said the 44-year-old woman lost consciousness Friday while hiking on the Highline Trail in Sedona with her husband and two young daughters.
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Another hiker attempted to help the woman before YCSO Forest Patrol and the Sedona Fire Department responded to the scene. The woman died at the scene, authorities said.
“She appeared to have suffered heat stroke but did not receive adequate medical treatment,” the sheriff's office said in a release.
Authorities do not suspect foul play.
Arizona experienced several days of heatwaves with temperatures exceeding 110 degrees Fahrenheit.
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, symptoms of heat stroke include:
- Excessive sweating
- Cold, pale, clammy skin
- Rapid and weak pulse
- Nausea or vomiting
- Muscle spasms
- Feeling tired or weak
- dizzy
- headache
- syncope
If you experience these symptoms, it's important to move to a cooler place, officials say. Drinking water, taking a cool bath, or applying cool, wet cloths to the body can also help treat heatstroke, according to the CDC.
