PHOENIX — An elderly woman was hospitalized Friday after apparently succumbing to the heat while hiking in north Phoenix, authorities said.
Technical rescue crews were dispatched to North Mountain around 1:15 p.m. in response to reports that a hiker was experiencing heat-related issues, according to the Phoenix Fire Department. Firefighters hiked up to where the woman was located and carried her down the mountain.
She was then transported to a hospital in critical condition. Authorities do not know how long the woman had been outside prior to the rescue.
No other details about the incident were immediately available.
North Mountain is a popular recreation area located across Seventh Street from the Pointe Hilton Tapatio Cliffs Resort, south of Thunderbird Road.
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