Woman Found Dead on Phoenix-Area Hike, Authorities Say It May Be Heat Related

PHOENIX (AP) — An Oregon girl who went lacking on a hike in north Phoenix has been discovered useless and it seems to be heat-related, in keeping with authorities.

Phoenix Hearth Division officers stated Jessica Christine Lindstrom, 34, went mountain climbing round 8:30 a.m. Friday and was declared lacking about 9 hours later by Phoenix police.

Hearth Division Capt. Scott Douglas stated drones and technical rescue groups had been used throughout a five-hour search earlier than Lindstrom’s physique was discovered on a distant path on the north aspect of the Deem Hills Recreation Space.

Douglas stated will probably be as much as the Maricopa County Workplace of the Medical Examiner to find out a reason for demise, however preliminary data suggests Lindstrom was overcome by the warmth whereas mountain climbing.

“Sadly, Ms. Lindstrom was on the town from Oregon, the place it doesn’t get this sizzling,” Douglas stated.

Authorities stated Lindstrom, who previously lived within the Phoenix suburb of Peoria, was a registered nurse in Oregon and was visiting household.

Maricopa County, the state’s most populous, reported Wednesday that 39 heat-associated deaths have been confirmed this 12 months as of July 29 with one other 312 deaths below investigation.

On the similar time final 12 months, there have been 42 confirmed heat-related deaths within the county with one other 282 below investigation.

Maricopa County, which incorporates Phoenix, reported 425 heat-associated deaths in all of 2022 with greater than half of them in July.

The Nationwide Climate Service stated July was the most popular month in Phoenix on document, with a median temperature of 102.7 Fahrenheit (39.28 Celsius). That topped the earlier document of 99.1 F (37.28 C) set in August 2020.

Phoenix and its suburbs sweltered extra and longer than most cities through the latest warmth spell, with a number of information together with 31 consecutive days over 110 F (43.33 C). The earlier document was 18 straight days, set in 1974.

The Nationwide Climate Service stated metro Phoenix was below an extreme warmth warning by means of Monday evening with near-record excessive temperatures anticipated to succeed in between 110 levels F (43.3 C) and 114 F (45.5) Sunday and Monday.

Saturday’s excessive of 116 F (46.6) broke the earlier document of 115 (46.11) set on that date in 2019.

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