32-year-old ‘gifted’ doctor and ‘loving father’ who died after a group of six hikers ran out of water and were trapped in Arizona’s triple-digit heat.
Dr. Evan Dishion, 32, passed while while trekking in the vicinity of Cave Creek, north of Phoenix.
The hikers were dehydrated and lost on Spur Cross Trailhead Mountain.
After four miles of trudging in the sweltering heat, all of their cell phones were dead.
A doctor died after running out of water and being lost in Arizona’s triple-digit heat while trekking with five others.
Monday afternoon, authorities announced that Dr. Evan Dishion, 32, died while hiking near Cave Creek.
Approximately forty miles north of Phoenix, Maricopa County sheriff’s deputies received a call at 1:25 p.m. regarding five hikers in distress on Spur Cross Trailhead Mountain.
After running out of water, the hikers proceeded on the trail before becoming lost, according to the Scottsdale Fire Department.
The doctor is survived by his three-month-old daughter Chloe and wife Amy Dishion.
Dr. Evan Dishion passed away while trekking near Cave Creek on Monday afternoon after his group ran out of water and became disoriented in Arizona’s triple-digit temperatures. Authorities are advising hikers to plan an alternate route.
Four miles into the path, all of their cell phones had died from the heat, leaving them without a method of communication.
The group used someone else’s phone to contact firefighters, who came on the site and rescued them by helicopter.
Captain Dave Folio of the Scottsdale Fire Department remarked, “When we arrived on that trail, the asphalt temperature alone read 127 degrees on our truck.”
I believe it was 109 degrees outside, so it was quite hot. They ought to have left the route three to four hours ago.
Dishion was among those evacuated off the trail, but he died of heat exhaustion in the hospital.
Monday’s maximum temperature in Phoenix was 109 degrees Fahrenheit, 6 degrees above usual, according to the National Weather Service.
The five other hikers reportedly did not need to be sent to a hospital and are likely to be fine.
Folio added, “Have a plan; recognize your limitations.” This is the message we are attempting to convey.
Four kilometers into their journey, the hikers ran out of water and were unable to call for aid since the batteries in their cell phones had expired. Authorities advise hikers to pack more water than necessary and to meticulously plan their treks in advance.
Authorities admonished hikers to plan their route, stick to their course, and bring as much water as possible, asking them to turn around when their water supply was reduced by half.
Family and friends of Dishion have praised him as a devoted father and husband to his 3-month-old daughter Chloe and wife Amy Dishion.
Dishion, a native of Salem, had relocated to Phoenix to pursue a career as a neurologist after graduating from Creighton Medical School in the spring of 2021 and beginning his second year of residency at the Barrow Neurological Institute.
In a homage to the doctor viewed by GNT News, the institute stated, “We are extremely saddened by Dr. Evan Dishion’s terrible passing.”
Dr. Dishion was an intelligent and talented physician who had just started his first year as a neurology resident at Barrow Neurology Institute.
He was a kind and generous individual whose aim and passion was to better the lives of others. During this time of loss, we express our sincere condolences and prayers to Dr. Dishion’s family, friends, and colleagues.
The doctor’s family has established a GoFundMe page to cover funeral costs.
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