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On Facebook, Rural Metro Fire said that with the help of the Pima County Sheriff's Department and the Southern ÃÛèÖÖ±²¥ Rescue Association, the agencies assisted several hikers in the Sabino Canyon area.

"All agencies have been working together treating patients from heat stress and even heat exhaustion," .

While responding to initial calls for dehydrated hikers, agencies ended up finding more hikers in need of assistance.Ìý

"The Pima County Sheriff’s Department would like to remind the public to use caution or simply stay indoors during the hottest part of the day," the .

According to Pima County Sheriff's Deputy Daniel Jelineo, the sheriff's department helped assist 23 hikers over the weekend.

In addition to the Sabino Canyon rescues, the Green Valley Fire District and the Tubac Fire District assisted an overheated hiker in Madera Canyon yesterday.Ìý

it took close to five hours to assist the  hiker. Fire officials also worked with Coronado National Forest officials, border agents, and the Santa Cruz County Sheriff's Department to help the hiker.Ìý

°Õ³ó±ðÌý today at Catalina State Park. The hiker was taken to a hospital for heat-related injuries.Ìý

Temperatures were so high this weekend that many areas in southern ÃÛèÖÖ±²¥ were put under an excessive heat watch by the National Weather Service beginning Sunday.Ìý

The high temperature in the ÃÛèÖÖ±²¥ area on Sunday was 107 degrees.

An excessive heat warning is also issued today for the ÃÛèÖÖ±²¥ area.

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