More than two boxes were rescued on Saturday during a preliminary record heat wave as temperatures rose to 90s in parts of southern California.
In Orange County, at least 15 people were rescued due to heat -related problems during the day, according to the Orange County Fire Authority, Thanh Nguyen.
That included a group of 11 people in trouble that were rescued from one of the paths on the Newport coast, said Nguyen. Two were transported to a local hospital, five were evaluated, but rejected greater help and four experienced heat exhaustion, he said.
In Aliso and Wood Canyons Wilderness Park in the Hills of San Joaquín, four hikers were rescued when the temperature shot at 96 degrees. Three of the hikers were affected by the heat, said Nguyen, including one that was transferred by plane from the area.
“Unless you have trained for heat and this hard terrain, we strongly encourage everyone to wait until it cools,” said Nguyen.
Another woman affected by the heat was rescued in Anaheim near the 91 Highway. Firefighters also rescued a woman from Crystal Cove state park in Newport Beach, Nguyen said. It was an uncle if the leg had also been affected by high temperatures.
In Riverside County, nine people were rescued in heat -related incidents.
The bailouts occurred in Temecula, Palm Desert, Jurupa Valley, Moreno Valley, the fifth and the not incorporated area of Lake Elsinore, according to the Fire Department of Calfire/Riverside County. A dehydrated hiker was rescued in Big Bear Canyon Loop and Ortega Highway on Saturday afternoon when the temperature reached 99 degrees. The hiker was transferred by plane from the area, according to the officials, and transported by ambulance to a local hospital.
In Los Angeles, a hiker who suffered from heat exhaustion, transferred in the morning of Hollywood Hills Sattay, according to the Los Angeles Fire Department.
Griffith Park Rangers notified the police about the hiker, a 55 -year -old woman, the Cahuenga Path path between the Hollywood sign and the wisdom tree. The woman was transported to a local hospital after the paramedics evaluated her condition as weak, said Public Service officer of LaFD, Lyndsey Lantz.
The heat wave is expected to submerge before Sunday, according to the National Meteorological Service, and tell the gray skies of May at the beginning of next week.
