PHOENIX (AZFamily) — An investigation is underway after a hiker was found dead on Shaw Butte in north Phoenix.
Technical rescue crews responded to Shaw Butte near 7th Street and Thunderbird Road for reports of an unconscious hiker on Monday afternoon.
Crews made their way up the mountain and found the hiker, who was unconscious and pronounced dead at the scene. The person’s name has not been released.
Details leading up to the discovery of the hiker are unclear.
Phoenix police are responding to the scene, which is protocol for a death investigation. Phoenix Fire will help recover the body after the investigation is complete.
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