Evan Dishion was hiking with five other people on Monday afternoon according to an AZ Family report.

Around 1:30 p.m. Maricopa County Sheriff’s Office (MCSO) deputies responded to a call reporting heat exhaustion at the Spur Cross trail head.

The Scottsdale Fire Department gave an update about the incident on its Twitter page yesterday.

“Scottsdale Fire, with Daisy Mountain, Phoenix Fire and MCSO, responded today to 6 hikers suffering from heat emergencies, the tweet read.

“One hiker in his 20s, was a full code. All were removed from the trails using the MSCO helicopter and transported.

“The hikers had run out of water and had gotten lost on the trails.

“It is important to plan your hike, hike the plan, bring plenty of water, and know how to identify heat exhaustion.”

According to the AZ Family report Dishion was taken to the hospital but later died.

Authorities have said that the other five hikers didn’t need require hospitalization and are expected to be okay.

The National Weather Service Twitter page for Phoenix has regularly been bringing attention to unusually high temperatures across the state in recent days.

“Very warm temperatures expected this Labor Day, with Excessive Heat Warnings still in effect for the Phoenix metro and areas along and west of the Colorado River Valley. Have fun today, but remember to stay hydrated and cool,” the page tweeted.

Captain Dave Folio of the Scottsdale Fire Department spoke to local media after the incident and highlighted the dangerous conditions the area is currently facing because of the heat.

“We have been responding on a lot because of the extreme heat, people are just not paying attention to the extreme heat,” he said. “We are using helicopters more, unfortunately, it is a really high risk thing for us to do.”

He also spoke about the practical difficulties of firefighters rescuing hikers who have traveled significant distances.

“For us to put six or seven crews on the trail, like we did yesterday, they made it three miles in, and the group was four and a half miles, now we are really asking a lot of our fire fighters.

“To be on that trail, to stay hydrated, and they are in the heat and the elements and now we have to worry about getting them off the trail.

“Big regional drills that are planned, if it is hot today we won’t go and do those, we will stay inside and hydrate and take care of our people.”

Newsweek has contacted the Maricopa County Sheriff’s Office and the Scottsdale Fire Department for comment.