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Yahoo
8 hours ago
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Hiker Hannah Moody's body was found near an AZ preserve. What to know about how she died
Avid hiker and Scottsdale resident Hannah Moody was found lifeless in May near the Sonoran Mountain Preserve. Authorities have now disclosed her cause of death. The 31-year-old social media content creator regularly chronicled her hiking and other experiences on her Instagram and TikTok accounts with "warmth and light," said Hannah Moody's brother, Joel Moody. A native of Northern California, Hannah Moody relocated to Scottsdale some eight months prior to her death. She previously lived in Arizona, according to her mother, Terry Moody. She was residing in Charleston, South Carolina but missed hiking the Grand Canyon State, Hannah Moody's mother said. Here is everything known about how Hannah Moody lived and died. According to the Maricopa County Medical Examiner's Office, Hannah Moody's primary cause of death was heat exposure. Her manner of death was ruled an accident. Around 12:05 p.m. May 22, Hannah Moody's body was found approximately 600 yards — just over a third of a mile — off-trail from a parking lot at the Sonoran Mountain Preserve. Friends reported Hannah Moody missing at 7:50 p.m. May 21 after they did not hear from her, according to Scottsdale police. Officers found her parked vehicle after checking the trailhead where she was last seen, police detailed. An on-foot and drone search began that evening and went on for five hours, police said. A search was resumed the next day before her remains were recovered, police explained. The National Weather Service reported that on the last day Hannah Moody was seen hiking, temperatures reached 102 degrees at Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport. Joel Moody said that Hannah Moody was a loving aunt to his and their brother Ethan Moody's children. Her friend Megan Pasquel said Hannah Moody had a natural ability to draw people in. She was "always being very kind to anyone she met," Pasquel said. A Christian who openly shared her faith, Hannah Moody, her mother said, was an "online missionary for Jesus." This article originally appeared on Arizona Republic: Cause of death of Scottsdale hiker Hannah Moody has been revealed
CBS News
4 days ago
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- CBS News
How outside workers stay safe during Pittsburgh's heat wave
On a hot and humid day in Pittsburgh, working outside is exhausting and it can be dangerous. Illness from heat exposure is preventable, and thousands every year become sick from occupational heat exposure. So, JP Roofing and Metal Buildings Inc.'s owner, Joe Potocnik, said workers there started half an hour earlier to beat the peak heat. "It's pretty intense," he said. "It could be 150 degrees inside that attic. And it's at least 15 degrees warmer on the roof. Potocnik said they planned for these extreme heat days. "We've had meetings before the heat came," he said. "Don't take it lightly, when you're working outside laboring," he added. His crews are provided with extra water, Gatorade and cooling towels. It's important because most outdoor fatalities happen in the first few days of working in hot environments, because the body needs to build a tolerance to the heat gradually, over time. "Heat exhaustion can climb up on you so quick, and being up on a roof, if you get dizzy, you can fall off very easily," said Potocnik. On days like Tuesday, roofers face the hardest conditions. They're highest up, out in the sun, frequently without shade. So, these employees come off the roof more often, rotating frequently, and take breaks. "Every 20 minutes to 30 minutes, to have a rotation of employees," Potocnik said. Using long sleeves keeps the sun off the skin, and everything from the way you dress to hydrating and resting all makes a difference to staying safe when working in the thick of the summer heat. "Your health and safety is most important," said Potocnik. If you feel like you're in an unsafe work condition, you can report it to OSHA and request an inspection, without fear of retaliation if needed.
CBC
18-06-2025
- CBC
Food processing company pleads guilty to charge in death of Edmonton man
A commercial food processing company has pleaded guilty to a workplace safety charge after an Edmonton worker became trapped in a smokehouse and died. The Crown has asked for 25 other charges to be withdrawn against Ontario-based Sofina Foods Inc. A judge has yet to rule on a sentence. The company was charged after 33-year-old Samir Subedi died in March 2023. Subedi had gone to check the temperature of the smokehouse and was trapped inside. He was found by a co-worker and later died due to heat exposure.
Yahoo
24-05-2025
- Yahoo
'She loved hard': Family, friends reflect on woman's death while hiking
Hiking through the Arizona desert was among the many facets of Hannah Moody's life that she regularly chronicled on social media. Hannah Moody, a 31-year-old Scottsdale resident, was found dead May 22 approximately 600 yards — just over a third of a mile — off-trail from a parking lot at the Sonoran Mountain Preserve. Those close to her think she died from heat exposure, and authorities do not suspect foul play. Her Instagram and TikTok accounts were just one way she tried to impact the lives of all whose path she crossed, her older brother explained. Hannah's health-related postings were aimed at sharing "warmth and light with folks," Joel said. "She was somebody who really enjoyed meeting people and didn't like remaining strangers with folks," he said, adding Hannah "really wanted to make sure not only that she met people, but that when she did that they felt loved." And "if she loved you, she loved you hard," said Hannah's mother, Terri Moody, reflecting on her daughter's thoughtful gift-giving. One Christmas, Hannah gifted her family matching hoodie-footie pajamas, which are adult-style onesies, her mother recalled with a light laugh. Terri, 66, remembered Hannah generously sending her money in 2014 to help fund a trip to visit archaeological and other sacred sites in Israel. More to the story: 31-year-old Hannah Moody was found dead near a Scottsdale trail. What to know A Northern California native, Hannah moved to Scottsdale from Charleston, South Carolina, about eight months ago. Hannah previously lived in Arizona and missed hiking the state, her mother said. Terri and her husband, John, were in Sedona for a work conference about a week before their daughter's untimely death. The mother and daughter went on a hike and then made it to Scottsdale where they spent a day together. "That's quite a gift," Terri said, reflecting on the 'very precious' time she spent with Hannah just days before her passing. The youngest of three siblings, Hannah was a devoted and loving aunt, Joel said, to his son and daughter, as well as to their brother Ethan Moody's two sons. Joel looked back on when his daughter, now 7, was about 18 months old and Hannah gave her a onesie that read, 'Your workout is my warmup,' matching a shirt Hannah wore herself. She often knelt down to connect with her nieces and nephews, locking eyes and engaging with them, regardless of whether they were old enough to speak. Hannah had a natural ability to draw people in, said her friend Megan Pasquel. The 34-year-old Phoenix-area resident described their relationship as sisterly, a bond that began in 2018 when they met as members of a Gold's Gym in Venice, California, while Hannah was living in Marina Del Rey. "She was the type of person that would go out of her way to make a stranger's day, whether it was complimenting them or buying (them) coffee. And just always having a smile on her face, always being very kind to anyone she met," Pasquel said. To honor Hannah on her birthday, Pasquel and others are organizing a sunrise hike meetup at 5 a.m. May 31 at the McDowell Sonoran Conservancy's Gateway Trailhead, located at Thompson Peak Parkway and Windgate Ranch Road. Hannah is at least the second hiker in Arizona this May believed to have died from heat-related causes. On May 21, the day she was last seen hiking at the Sonoran Mountain Preserve, temperatures at Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport reached 102 degrees, according to the National Weather Service. Noah Farabaugh, 33, of Mesa, died from a suspected heat stroke during a hike in the Superstition Mountains on May 11, according to his family. Just days later, 74-year-old Dennis Smith of Olympia, Washington, reportedly an experienced hiker, died near the end of a rim-to-rim trek in the Grand Canyon on May 15. A cause of death had not yet been confirmed a week after. While Hannah's loved ones are heartbroken by her loss, they find comfort in knowing she had embraced what her brother Joel described as a renewed faith. At one point, Joel said, Hannah seemed to have drifted away from Christianity, but in recent years, she had reconnected with her beliefs. When she returned to her faith, "she saw it not as something that was like an inheritance or that she was sort of bound to in the way that some people who are raised in the church might see it," Joel said. "She saw it as a gift, and so she she embraced it and was free to share about it" on social media. Terri said she would often tell her daughter she was an "online missionary for Jesus." Joel added that Hannah "would understand that people grieve her" but "she would also want people to rejoice at the fact that she's in a better place, and to look forward to seeing her on the other side." This article originally appeared on Arizona Republic: Family and friends share memories of hiker Hannah Moody
