Tragically, a four-month-old infant passed away due to heat exhaustion during a family’s Fourth of July lake excursion in Arizona. This tragedy highlights the heat wave much of the United States is enduring this summer.
Tanna Rae Wroblewski passed out on Friday while aboard a boat on Lake Havasu, about three hours outside of Phoenix.
Before Havasu’s emergency crew arrived, the baby’s family began cardiopulmonary resuscitation procedures.
The baby and her family were aboard a boat on Lake Havasu near the boundary between Arizona and California.
On Friday, AccuWeather reported a high of 120 degrees in Lake Havasu City.
The medical examiner has not officially announced the cause of death.
The Mohave County Sheriff’s Office is investigating Tanna’s death.
The infant was taken to Lake Havasu Regional Medical Center. The decision was made to airlift Tanna to the Phoenix Children’s Hospital, where the victim was declared dead on arrival.
The second hospital’s personnel reportedly did everything in their power to revive her, but Tanna did not survive.
The deadly heat wave that has been sweeping over the United States has taken many lives, not just the infirm or the elderly.
A biker in California perished on Saturday due to heat exhaustion in Death Valley. According to the records, the highest temperature that day was 128 degrees Fahrenheit.
Three hikers perished in the Grand Canyon in the past month. One of them, a 50-year-old male, passed away on Sunday. The canyon can achieve temperatures of 120 degrees.
At its peak, the canyon reaches an elevation of almost 9,100 feet but drops to around 1,200 feet at its base, where the Colorado River flows.
According to the park’s hiking information, heat can increase by 5.5 degrees for every 1,000 feet lost in elevation. During the hot months of May to September, the park urges all hikers to exercise caution.
