PHOENIX — A 10-year-old boy has died after being rescued from South Mountain on Tuesday.
Officials say the boy reportedly went for a hike at around 9:30 a.m. and it wasn't until about 2:30 p.m. when firefighters were alerted to a heat-related emergency.
Phoenix Fire officials say the boy was with adults at the time and his family had recently moved to Phoenix from Missouri.
Firefighters used a helicopter to get the boy down from the mountain. He was taken to a hospital by ambulance where he later died due to a result of a heat-related medical event.
Tuesday's high in Phoenix was 113º, according to the ABC15 weather team.
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