Searchers find hiker's body in White Tank Mountains near Phoenix

WADDELL, AZ - Searchers on Monday, Oct. 3 found the body of a hiker missing since Friday in the rugged White Tank Mountains.

Norman Palomeras, 32, not believed to be from the Valley, vanished after getting separated from fellow hikers, Maricopa County sheriff's Deputy Doug Matteson said.

Deputies said heat exhaustion may have caused the man's death.

Source: Arizona Republic, Oct. 4, 2005.