A doctor has died after running out of water and getting lost while hiking in Arizona with five others in excess of 109F.
Authorities confirmed that 32-year-old Dr. Evan Dishion died while hiking near Cave Creek on Monday afternoon.
Six people were rescued after Maricopa County sheriff's deputies received a call at 1:25pm about hikers in trouble at Spur Cross Trailhead Mountain, approximately 40 miles north of Phoenix.
The hikers had continued on the trail after running out of water before getting lost, said the Scottsdale Fire Department.
Dishion was among those rescued from the trail, but he later died in hospital from heat exhaustion.
The doctor leaves behind a three-month-old daughter called Chloe and his wife, Amy Dishion.
His sobbing wife received a call at 4pm from the hospital, with staff telling her he was 'flow into us by helicopter and he's passed away.'
The couple moved all over the country before settling in Phoenix, where they had their first child.
'He was really thoughtful and self-reflective and intelligence and just wanted to help people', said his wife Amy, who he met a dozen years ago at a community colleague in Oregon. 'One day he looked at me and said: "I think I want to be a doctor".
Since the arrival of his daughter and worker, he hadn't had much time with his friends and wanted to spend time hiking with him.
He promised his wife he would turn back if the weather got too hot, with Amy only learning what happened when she received a phone call from the hospital.
'Normally I would have pushed back a little harder [about the hike]', said Amy in tears.
All of their cell phones were out of battery after hiking in the heat, leaving them without the means to communicate around four-miles into the trail.
The group borrowed someone else's phone to call firefighters, who arrived at the scene to fly the group to safety.
'When we got out on that trail, the temperature on the asphalt alone was reading 127 off our truck,' said Scottsdale Fire Department Captain Dave Folio.
'I think it was 109 outside, so it was extreme heat. They should have been off the trail three or four hours ago.'
A high of 109F was reported on Monday, 6 degrees above normal, according to Phoenix's National Weather Service.
DOCTOR DIES HIKING: His wife Amy says he just wanted to go hiking with his friends. Usually she would have pushed back, but he had been working so hard as a new dad and neurology resident. She told me he would want people to know that anyone can achieve their dreams, no matter where they come from. She described a marriage filled with love and partnership. Our thoughts and prayers are with her and her family. ABC15 Arizona GOFUNDME: https://gofundme.com/f/evan-dishion-md-family-fund-and-funeral-services?qid=e26fe5a30ebe2566e62fc2fdf509d1f6
Officials said the five other hikers did not need to be taken to hospital and were expected to be okay.
'Have a plan; know your limitations,' added Folio. 'That's the message we are trying to get out.'
Authorities warned hikers to plan their route, stick to their trail and bring as much water as possible - urging trekkers to turn back once their water supply had halved.
Dishion's family and friends described him as a 'loving father and a caring husband to his 3-month-old daughter Chloe and wife Amy Dishion.'
Originally from Salem, Dishion had moved to Phoenix to become a neurologist after having recently graduated from Creighton Medical School in the spring of 2021 and was in his second year of residency with the Barrow Neurological Institute.
His LinkedIn profile states his professional interests include 'stroke, epilepsy, movement disorders, brain-computer interfaces, and neurotechnology.'
Dishion studied at Harvard Medical School and the University of California in San Francisco.
'We are deeply saddened by the tragic passing of Dr. Evan Dishion,' said the institute, in a tribute to the doctor seen by GNT News.
'Dr. Dishion was a bright and gifted physician who had recently begun his first year as a neurology resident at Barrow Neurological Institute.
The high temperature today at PHX Sky Harbor Airport was 109 degrees. That's 6 degrees above normal/average for the date. #azwx pic.twitter.com/RlXaabvQwX
'He was a kind and generous person who made it his mission and passion for improving the lives of others. We extend our deepest sympathy and prayers to Dr. Dishion's family, friends and colleagues during this time of mourning.'
The doctor's family have set up a GoFundMe to help support Amy and Chloe without the husband and father.
The GoFundMe has raised more than $11,000 - beating its original $10,000 goal within days.
The body of another hiker was discovered on August 27 after he was separated from his group in Arizona's Sara Park.