The B.C. Coroners Service issued a public safety alert on July 17 about wildfire smoke after confirming a nine-year-old boy died after his medical condition was exacerbated by the deterioration in air quality caused by the smoke. The boy, Carter Vigh, died last week in hospital. He’d suffered from asthma his whole life and always…
Florida Man and Stepson Die After Hiking in Extreme Heat in Big Bend Park in Texas
June 25, 2023
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BIG BEND NATIONAL PARK, Texas—A Florida man and his 14-year-old stepson died after hiking in extreme heat at Big Bend National Park in West Texas, according to officials. The 31-year-old man had been hiking the Marufo Vega Trail on Friday with his two stepsons, ages 14 and 21. Temperatures at the time were 119 degrees…
Oregon Facing Widespread Power Shut-offs as State Experiences ‘Critical Fire Weather’
Widespread power shut-offs could leave more than 50,000 Oregonians in the dark this weekend as the state faces extreme wildfire risk. With 26 fires already burning on 195,000 acres across the state, the National Weather Service in Portland issued two red flag warnings on Sept. 8 for critical fire weather conditions, including strong wind, high…
Sheriff Says Family on California Hike Died of Extreme Heat
SACRAMENTO, Calif.—A Northern California family found dead on a hiking trail near the Merced River died after they overheated and ran out of drinking water on a sunny August afternoon when temperatures reached 109 degrees Fahrenheit in the steep mountain terrain, authorities said Thursday. The deaths of Jonathan Gerrish, his wife, Ellen Chung, their 1-year-old…
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