Overview
- The National Park Service confirmed Friday that three people died from apparent heat-related illness during two incidents on June 12 and June 16 on Inner Canyon trails.
- Park rescue teams, including aerial support, responded to calls on the South Kaibab and North Kaibab trails but found the hikers dead when help arrived.
- Those three deaths follow an earlier suspected heat fatality on June 3, bringing the month's suspected heat deaths at the park to four.
- All three bodies were taken to the Coconino County Medical Examiner and official investigations are ongoing while the park has withheld names pending next-of-kin notification.
- Officials and the National Weather Service have issued urgent warnings that Inner Canyon shade temperatures can top 109°F and are advising visitors to avoid strenuous hikes between 10 a.m. and 4 p.m.