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Father and daughter found dead at Canyonlands National Park after getting lost, running out of water in triple digit heat

The bodies of two hikers were found at Mesa Arch near Moab, Utah at Canyonlands National Park. (George Rose / Getty Images via CNN Newsource) The bodies of two hikers were found at Mesa Arch near Moab, Utah at Canyonlands National Park. (George Rose / Getty Images via CNN Newsource)
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A Wisconsin man and his daughter were found dead in Canyonlands National Park in Utah on Friday after the pair got lost and ran out of water while hiking amid soaring temperatures.

Albino Herrera Espinoza, 52, and his daughter, Beatriz Herrera, 23, were visiting the southeast Utah park from their home in Green Bay, Wisc., and hiking the Syncline Loop Trail where the temperature at the time was over 100 F (38 C), according to the National Park Service.

Espinoza is the owner of El Sarape, a well-known Mexican restaurant in Green Bay, CNN affiliate reported.

The pair were found deceased just 15 minutes apart Friday shortly before 6 p.m. after the San Juan County Sheriff鈥檚 Office was notified by the National Park Service 鈥渙f a deceased hiker in the Upheaval Dome area of Canyonlands National Park,鈥 a news release from the sheriff鈥檚 office said.

NPS rangers and a helicopter crew from the Bureau of Land Management Moab District responded and initiated a search operation, according the park service.

It鈥檚 unclear how long the father and daughter were lost in the park, located about 250 miles from Salt Lake City, or how long it took authorities to find them after they died.

The United States is experiencing ahistorically hot summer as the heat goes on a July killing spree. The death toll will likely keep growing as the typically hottest month of the year carries on. It鈥檚 been the hottest summer on record for around 100 U.S. cities from Maine to California. Heat is suspected in the deaths of over three dozen people in the U.S. in July, a number that is likely an underestimate, given the time required to attribute a death to nature鈥檚 most prolific weather killer.

With many of those deaths occurring in the West, where cities have shattered all-time record high temperatures during an unprecedented and long heat wave, Canyonlands visitors can expect high temperatures and intense sunlight during the summer months, the park  in a recent post..

鈥淐anyonlands is an isolated and rugged environment,鈥 the post said. 鈥淵ou may have to drive more than 50 miles to find food, gas, lodging, or medical facilities.鈥

When taking part in outdoor activities in the heat, the park service reminds visitors to carry and drink plenty of water and avoid 鈥渟trenuous鈥 activity during the hottest times of the day, typically 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Espinoza and Herrera鈥檚 bodies were delivered to the Utah State Office of the Medical Examiner for examination, the sheriff鈥檚 office said.

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