Priscilla Aguirre
San Antonio Express-News
(MCT)
Jun. 13—Officials rescued 40 hikers at Palo Duro State Park due to excessive heat on Saturday, June 11. The Canyon Fire Department posted about the rescues on Facebook, asking the public to avoid the trails until temperatures cool off at the Texas State Park.
温度在Palo杜罗国家公园,位于North Texas near Amarillo, were around 113 degrees over the weekend, according to the Canyon Fire Department. The National Weather Service also issued an excessive heat warning for Palo Duro Canyon State Park.
According to the Facebook post, the Canyon Fire Department, Randall County Fire Department, Randall County Sheriff’s Office and Palo Duro Canyon park personnel rescued the hikers along the Lighthouse trail.
Canyon Fire Department thanked the public for listening to their warnings for the weekend after the Saturday rescues, writing on Facebook they had zero calls at Palo Duro Canyon on Sunday, June 12.
“With that being said, Palo Duro Canyon is under a heat advisory for today,” the Canyon Fire Department wrote on Facebook on Monday, June 13. “It will be just as dangerous today out there as it was this weekend. We ask that you avoid the trail system after 10 a.m. this morning.”
Most Texas State Parks are warning the public to avoid hiking during the middle of the day as triple-digit weather hits the Lone Star State. Pedernales Falls State Park also wanted its guests about the weather conditions on Facebook, asking everyone to be safe.
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