Hiker rescued in searing Arizona heat after three days without water

[Little Tich]

Source: Yahoo! News / Reuters

(Reuters) - A 58-year-old hiker in Arizona who had gone at least three days without food or water and endured temperatures above 100 degrees Fahrenheit (38 degrees Celsius) has been rescued in a remote canyon, officials said.

An Arizona Department of Public Safety helicopter crew searching for the hiker, whose name was not released, spotted his backpack and sleeping bag strewn on the ground just off the Arizona Trail, about 12 miles (19 km) west of the town of Payson, the department said in a statement on Wednesday.

The crew later saw the hiker nearby, about 800 feet (244 meters) down a canyon where he apparently sought water in the greenery, state paramedic Chris Hecht said in a statement.

He was lying with one hand in the air but too weak to turn his head toward the helicopter, Terry Miyachi, the aviation commander on the crew, said in a statement.

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[lonestarnot]

1. Was that Rand Paul?

[Liberal_in_LA]

2. thank goodness he was rescued

[Nitram]

3. I didn't think it was possible to survive 3 days without water

Even when temperatures are moderate.

[Nitram]

4. I looked it up and apparently people can live 3-4 days without water.

And there are cases where people have lived between 7 and 10 days. Go figure.

http://www.livescience.com/32320-how-long-can-a-person-survive-without-water.html

[melm00se]

5. it's called the rule of 3's

in any extreme situation you cannot survive for more than:

3 minutes without air
3 hours without shelter
3 days without water
3 weeks without food.

YMMV