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EXPERIENCED HIKER, OVERCOME BY HEAT, RESCUED AT AMBOY CRATER SUNDAY

Temperatures of 100 degrees overcame an experienced hiker out at Amboy Crater Sunday morning. County Fire Battalion Chief Mike McClintock said firefighters were called to the crater at 8:49 a.m. because a man, identified as being in his 50s to 60s, was overcome by a heat-related illness. McClintock said the air temperature was about 100 degrees, although the volcanic rocks were significantly hotter. The men had hiked to the rim of the crater and were on their way back to the parking lot, when about a quarter of a mile from the parking lot one man said he couldnā€™t go on. McClintock said the hikers were experienced and had enough water with them, but despite the precautions, he was still overcome by the heat. Firefighters hiked in to get him, treated him at the scene, and then carried him out. He was taken to Hi-Desert Medical Center for more treatment.

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