PHOENIX -- An Alaska teen who became disoriented then passed out after hiking more than 4½ hours Sunday at the South Mountain Preserve has died, officials confirmed Monday.
The 14-year-old was on a morning hike with family members and the group had run out of water, authorities said. He started to act confused, walked off an approximately 7-mile trail, then lost consciousness, said Capt. Alex Rangel, a Phoenix fire spokesman.
His family called for assistance at about 11:30 a.m. and it took firefighters about 30 minutes to find him on the trail, Rangel said.
By the time medics located him, the teen had stopped breathing and was without a pulse. He was transported to Maricopa Medical Center and was pronounced dead late Sunday afternoon, hospital spokesman Michael Murphy said.
The teen's family members were treated for dehydration.
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