The Pima County Sheriff's Department is continuing to see an increase in search and rescue calls as people venture off during social distancing.
HIKING WEATHER.
BUT IF YOU'RETAKING TO THE TRAILS -- YOUNEED TO MAKE SURE YOU'RE BEINGSAFE.
PIMA COUNTY SEARCH ANDRESCUE DEPUTIES AND THESOUTHERN ARIZONA RESCUEASSOCIATION SAYS -- ITS SEEINGAN INCREASED NUMBER OF PEOPLEHIKING OUTSIDE -- AND CALLSFOR RESCUES.
THEY RESPONDED TOTHREE RESCUE CALLS YESTERDAYALONE -- INCLUDING ONE WHERETHEY SAY THEY COULDN'T GET TOTHE PERSON -- BECAUSE OF ALLTHE VEHICLES BLOCKING THEROAD.
WHETHER YOU'RE A NEWHIKER -- OR HAVE BEEN GOINGOUT FOR YEARS -- THESE ARE THEFOUR PIECES OF ADVICE THERESCUE GROUPS HAVE FOR YOU.FOLLOW GOOD HIKING SAFETYPRACTICES.
MAINTAIN PROPERSOCIAL DISTANCING.
BE AWARE OFYOUR SURROUNDINGS -- AND LOOKOUT FOR SNAKES... HUMANSAREN'T THE ONLY ONES ENJOYINGTHE WEATHER.
AND KNOW YOURLIMITS.IF YOU (WERE LOOKING TO
Pima County Sheriff's Department sees increase in hiker rescue calls