PA Woman Dies From Heat Exhaustion While Hiking In Arizona

SEDONA, AZ — A Pennsylvania woman died from heat exhaustion while hiking with her family in Sedona, Arizona, last week, authorities said.

According to the Yavapai County Sheriff's Office in Arizona, the 44-year-old woman was hiking the Hi-Line Trail in Sedona with her husband and two young daughters on Friday when she passed out.

Another hiker attempted to help the woman before the YCSO Forest Patrol and Sedona Fire Department responded to the area. The woman died at the scene, authorities said.

"It appears she suffered heat exhaustion and was not treated fast enough," the sheriff's office said in a release.

Authorities do not suspect foul play.

Arizona has had multiple days of excessive heat during which temperatures exceeded 110 degrees.

According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, heat exhaustion symptoms include:

• Heavy sweating
• Cold, pale and clammy skin
• Fast, weak pulse
• Nausea or vomiting
• Muscle cramps
• Tiredness or weakness
• Dizziness
• Headache
• Fainting

If you experience these symptoms, officials said it is important to move to a cool place. Drinking water, taking a cool bath, or placing cool, wet cloths on your body also helps treat heat exhaustion, according to the CDC.