Green Bay father, daughter found dead after running out of water on hike: How to stay safe

A father and daughter died on Friday during a hike at Canyonlands National Park in Utah, after getting lost and running out of water, according to the San Juan County Sheriff's Office.

Police identified the two as 52-year-old Albino Herrera Espinoza, and 23-year-old Beatriz Herrera, the sheriff's office reported in a Facebook post. Albino Espinoza and his daughter were from Green Bay, Wisconsin.

He and his wife, Maria Carmen Herrera, owned restaurants together, El Sarape, in Green Bay and Ashwaubenon, Maria told the Press-Gazette, a part of the USA TODAY Network.

The couple have owned the Green Bay location since June 2000, according to its website.

What happened?

Herrera and his daughter were hiking and got lost on the Syncline Trail and ran out of water, the National Park Service, NPS, said.

The air temperature was over 100 degrees on Friday afternoon when the San Juan County Dispatch received a 911 text from the two hikers who said they were lost and out of water.

The NPS rangers and Bureau of Land Management Moab District Helitack personnel responded to the scene following the texts and initiated the search operation, but by the time the two hikers were found, they were already deceased, states the NPS.

On Friday, at 5:45 p.m., the sheriff's office was notified about one victim, and then 15 minutes later about a second deceased hiker, according to the news release.

San Juan County Sheriff’s Office and the National Park Service are investigating this incident.

What to know about risk of heat illness

The following factors increase the possibility of a heat related illness, according to the NPS:

• High humidity
• High elevation
• Strenuous activity
• Age- Infants, young children and people over 65 are more susceptible to heat illness
• Pregnancy
• Obesity
• Heart disease
• Poor circulation
• Fever
• Mental illness
• Dehydration
• Sunburn
• Prescription drug and alcohol use

What to do when facing a heat stroke, the deadliest heat illness

There are multiple forms of heat illnesses, but heat stroke is the deadliest and most dangerous, according to the NPS.

Symptoms of a heat stroke are, according to the CDC:

• Body temperature of 103 degrees or higher.
• Skins that is hot, red, dry or damp
• Fast, strong pulse
• Headache
• Dizziness
• Nausea
• Confusion
• Losing consciousness

In the case of a heat stroke, the CDC recommends people do the following:

• Call 911 immediately
• Move the person suffering from heat stroke to a cool location
• Lower the person's body temperature with a cool clothing or bath
• Do not give the person with a heat stroke water or anything to drink

Contributing: Sara Chernikoff, Eve Chen and Kathleen Wong; USA TODAY

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