No, this isn't about the NBA playoffs, but this incident is instructive. As an old desert rat, I do what the other creatures do, and seek shelter and coolness when the temps get to this state (110 F). 106 is my personal danger line - suspend normal activities and chill out - unless of course you have to go out and rescue someone who didn't.

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Monday, June 10, 2013


INCIDENTS

Lake Mead National Recreation Area (AZ,NV)
One Dead, Five Treated For Heat-Related Ailments

Rangers and other emergency services personnel conducted a search and rescue operation for two men and four Boy Scouts in the White Rock Canyon area on Saturday, June 8th. One of the men, a 69-year-old Las Vegas resident, was found dead; the other man and four boys were found to be suffering from heat-related ailments. The Mohave County Sheriff’s Office notified the park that the Boy Scouts were lost near Arizona Hot Springs early that afternoon. While rangers and fire personnel were searching for them, park dispatch received another call reporting that two men were suffering from heat stroke in the same area. The first man was found dead about a mile from an area trailhead; the second man was found about 20 minutes later and received advanced life support care at the scene before being flown out to a hospital. The four Boy Scouts were found late in the afternoon and were treated by paramedics at the trailhead. The park was under an excessive heat warning at the time of the incident. Temperatures throughout the park were near or above 110 degrees.