Women die after hiking through park in 45-degree weather after heat warning
Two female hikers have been found dead in Nevada State Park amid blistering 45C temperatures swarming the US.
Nevada State Police has not released the identities of the hikers, or the possible cause of death, but the southern part of the state remains in an excessive heat warming.
Authorities said they were asked to perform a welfare check shortly before 3pm on Saturday for two women who failed to finish their hike at Valley of Fire State Park, which is south of Overton in Moapa Valley.
A group of hikers became concerned for the women's welfare after reportedly seeing them enter the trails in the morning but the pair failed to return.
According to police, one woman was discovered dead on the trail and the other body was found in a canyon.
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It as the state remains under an "excessive heat warning," and the temperature on Saturday in Overton, where the park is located, reached 114 degrees Fahrenheit
Blistering temperatures saw the hikers fail to return (Universal Images Group via Getty Images)The heatwave has persisted for 23 consecutive days with temperatures over 110 degrees and six days over 115 degrees.
It has even led to passengers on board a Delta Airlines flight from Las Vegas to Atlanta passing out and soiling themselves in 43C heat.
Travellers on the runway at Harry Reid International Airport had to be revived with oxygen by flight attendants as passengers fell ill due to the extreme heat last week.
Passengers were forced to wait on the runway with no air conditioning for three hours while several flights took off. At least five were taken off the flight due to the heat on the aircraft.
Krista Garvin, a Fox News field producer, was on the plane when she said a decision was made to take everyone off due to the volume of people being sick, as staff tried to cool the plane down.
Paramedics were called to the airport to attend to the passengers, as she later revealed crew had also fallen ill from the stifling temperatures.
A group alerted authorities after becoming concerned for their safety (GC Images)She documented her experience on Twitter, writing: "What an INSANE experience. First we were delayed because you did not have a flight attendant.
"Then we finally board and sit for almost 3 hours on a hot plane in 111F (43C) degree weather.
"Now we are heading back to the gate cause people are passing out. We are now being told you can get off but there isn’t another flight out to ATL for days.
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"This is actually nuts. Paramedics are on now. I’ve seen a total of three people wheeled out so far. Oxygen tanks are being pulled out.
"They said to press your call button if you need medical assistance. Babies are screaming, crying. They’re handing out sandwiches to the diabetics. I am just shook."
According to the National Weather Service, the temperature at the airport fluctuated between 43C and 46C on Monday.
Delta confirmed it would be investigating the circumstances in which passengers had to be taken off the aircraft.
A spokesperson said: "We apologise for the experience our customers had on flight 555 from Las Vegas to Atlanta on July 17, which ultimately resulted in a flight cancellation.
"Delta teams are looking into the circumstances that led to uncomfortable temperatures inside the cabin and we appreciate the efforts of our people and first responders at Harry Reid International."
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