St. George • Still reeling from the death of Belyruth Ordóñez, the 30-year-old Orem woman who died while hiking with her parents in Snow Canyon State Park last weekend, her close friends are sharing favorite memories of her and rallying to help her family. Belyruth died while hiking with her parents , Dario and Humbelina Ordóñez, on Saturday afternoon in triple-digit temperatures.
Upon hearing that two hikers were suffering from heat-related stress at about 3:30 p.m., first responders rushed to Snow Canyon , located Belyruth’s parents and treated them for heat exhaustion before transporting them to St.
George Regional Hospital, according to Santa Clara-Ivins Public Safety Department officials. After a passerby told them about another woman lying unconscious nearby, first responders conducted a search and located Belyruth, who was already dead when she was found some distance away. Santa Clara-Ivins police Capt.
Rich Rodgers said Dario and Humbelina were found on a trail less than 1,000 yards from the main road that bisects the park. “Then [Belyruth] was found ..
. within about 10 or 15 yards of the road,” Rodgers said. .
There were no water bottles found at either location. (Courtesy of Yeraldine Calderone) A family photo depicts Belyruth Ordóñez, who was recently found dead from a heat-related accident while hiking in Snow Canyon. Both parents remained hospitalized on Wednesday.
Humbelina has regained consciousness but is struggling to remember what happen.
