Four died in one week due to heat in state and national parks

Four hikers have died due to heat in state and national parks this month, with several more heat deaths suspected.

Belyruth Ordóñez was an avid hiker.

Over the past few summers, the 30-year-old and her parents had traveled to parks around Utah, where they lived, to hit the trails together.

But on Saturday, the heat proved too severe and tragedy struck. Temperatures in Utah's Snow Canyon State Park climbed above 100 degrees F, and Ordóñez was found dead there, apparently overwhelmed by the extreme conditions. 

Her parents, Humbelina and Dario Ordóñez, were found near her and both hospitalized with heat exhaustion. They remain in critical condition. 

“They don’t know yet their daughter passed away,” said Melanie Penaloza, a close friend of Belyruth's.

https://www.nbcnews.com/science/environment/heat-four-die-one-week-state-national-parks-rcna162342

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