Highlights
- Phoenix Fire Department conducted three separate rescues at Camelback Mountain on Sunday, Aug. 16.
- A woman was airlifted from Echo Canyon Trail after her body temperature reached 104 degrees.
- Rescue operations ran across the day at 11 a.m., 4 p.m., and 6 p.m., according to FOX 10.
Phoenix Fire Department crews carried out three separate mountain rescues at Camelback Mountain on Sunday, including airlifting a woman from Echo Canyon Trail after her body temperature reached 104 degrees, FOX 10 Phoenix reported.
The three operations ran across the day at 11 a.m., 4 p.m., and 6 p.m., according to a FOX 10 news report. The woman airlifted from Echo Canyon Trail was described as critically hurt following what AZ Family reported as an apparent heat stroke. AZCentral also confirmed the 104-degree body temperature reading.
The rescues come as extreme heat has returned to the Valley. Sunday's incidents follow a pattern of summer activity on the mountain: Phoenix firefighters rescued a 10-year-old boy from Camelback on Aug. 1 after he became overheated while hiking with his parents, AZCentral reported.
The condition of all three hikers rescued Sunday had not been publicly updated as of the FOX 10 report published early Monday.
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- Fox 10 Phoenix retrieved 17/08/2026 04:55
- Fox 10 Phoenix retrieved 17/08/2026 04:55
- AZ Family (3TV/CBS5) retrieved 17/08/2026 04:55
- AZ Central retrieved 17/08/2026 04:55
- AZ Central retrieved 17/08/2026 04:55
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