The hikers were a father and daughter lost in Canyonlands and a woman who passed out at Snow Canyon state park

Three hikers died over the weekend in suspected heat-related cases at state and national parks in Utah, including a father and daughter who got lost on a strenuous hike in Canyonlands national park in triple-digit temperatures.

The daughter, 23, and her father, 52, sent a 911 text alerting dispatchers that they were lost and had run out of water while hiking the 8.1-mile (13km) Syncline Loop, described by the National Park Service as the most challenging trail in the Island in the Sky district of the south-east Utah park.

The pair set out on Friday to navigate steep switchbacks and scramble through boulder fields with limited trail markers as the air temperature surpassed 100F (38C).

  • radivojevic@discuss.online
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    4 months ago

    Actually, it’s faster than calling. So what you’re saying is gen-z is faster and more efficient? I’m not sure about that but I bet they appreciate support from someone so old.

    Joke aside, I text 911 because it’s faster for them to handle multiple incoming texts at once. You skip the line.

    Source: I briefly dated a 911 operator. Wild stories, and a surprising amount of office drama.