Two women hikers have been found dead in a state park in southern Nevada, authorities said Sunday.
Nevada State Police did not release any details on the hikers’ identities or a possible cause of death. However, the southern part of the state remains in an excessive heat warning, and the high temperature on Saturday was 114 degrees
Authorities said they were asked to do a welfare check shortly before 3 p.m. Saturday for two women who didn’t finish their hike at Valley of Fire State Park, south of Overton in Moapa Valley.More than 35 million Americans expected to see triple-digit temps Sunday as deadly heat wave drags on A group of hikers reported seeing the women enter the trails in the morning and became concerned when they noticed the pair hadn’t returned.Valley of Fire State Park is about 65 miles northeast of Las Vegas.
There have been seven heat-related deaths in Clark County as of mid-July, according to the Southern Nevada Health District.
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