VIDEO: It was a busy Labor Day weekend for firefighters and deputies across Arizona, as extreme heat got the best of several hikers.
Sunday afternoon, Sept. 6, a woman called 911 from the Linda Vista trail in Oro Valley after being overcome by dizziness.
Golder Ranch Fire District personnel, assisted by members of Northwest Fire District and the Pima County Sheriff’s Department, rushed to help.
“We are assuming it was heat-related,” said Capt. Adam Jarrold, the GRFD public information officer. “She had been hiking during a very hot part of the day.”
Jarrold says hiker rescue calls are common this time of year.
“It’s Labor Day weekend, people are trying to get out, have fun, do something different,” he said. “People are getting a bit stir crazy.”
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