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https://www.azfamily.com/2025/08/05...n-after-rescue-phoenix-trail-closed-due-heat/
PHOENIX (AZFamily) — A hiker is in critical condition after being rescued from a Phoenix mountain hiking trail that’s currently closed due to dangerous heat.
Technical rescue teams from the Phoenix Fire Department responded to reports of a hiker in distress along the Cholla Trailhead at Camelback Mountain just after 11 a.m. on Tuesday.
Phoenix FD Capt. DJ Lee says the man began his hike around 10 a.m. and at some point while ascending the trail, fell and lost consciousness due to heat-related issues. Lee said area bystanders saw the man and called 911
Cholla Trail is among several Phoenix trails that are restricted from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. on days the National Weather Service issues an Extreme Heat Warning. The current warning is in effect until 8 p.m. MST on Friday due to dangerous high temperatures across the Phoenix metro area and other parts of southern Arizona.
PHOENIX (AZFamily) — A hiker is in critical condition after being rescued from a Phoenix mountain hiking trail that’s currently closed due to dangerous heat.
Technical rescue teams from the Phoenix Fire Department responded to reports of a hiker in distress along the Cholla Trailhead at Camelback Mountain just after 11 a.m. on Tuesday.
Phoenix FD Capt. DJ Lee says the man began his hike around 10 a.m. and at some point while ascending the trail, fell and lost consciousness due to heat-related issues. Lee said area bystanders saw the man and called 911
Cholla Trail is among several Phoenix trails that are restricted from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. on days the National Weather Service issues an Extreme Heat Warning. The current warning is in effect until 8 p.m. MST on Friday due to dangerous high temperatures across the Phoenix metro area and other parts of southern Arizona.
There's a story in the news awhile back about a big family that walked around trail closed signs with quite a few children in tow. They all had to be rescued off of the trail. You just can't fix stupid.
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It's never ending.
https://ktar.com/arizona-news/white-tank-mountains-rescue-update/5734919/
1 man dead after rescue of 3 people in White Tank Mountains
PHOENIX — A man died after he was rescued from the White Tank Mountains on Thursday, Maricopa County Sheriff Jerry Sheridan told KTAR News 92.3 FM’s Outspoken with Bruce and Gaydos.
The aviation unit from the Maricopa County Sheriff’s Office (MCSO) rescued two men and a woman after they called authorities due to exhaustion.
They were flown down to waiting paramedics from the Rural Metro and Buckeye Fire Departments and then were taken to the hospital.
One of the men, who was 21 years old, was hospitalized in critical condition.
He later died, according to Sheridan.
The sheriff added that the man had an internal body temperature of 110 degrees at the time of the rescue.
Sheridan said MCSO’s helicopter was unable to land during the rescue due to the terrain where the two men and the woman were located.
This made the rescue not only more difficult but also more dangerous for all involved.
“They’re putting the rescue people, the helicopter crews, the fire department and everybody, the posse search and rescue people that come out and help them (in danger) because now they’re in this weather exerting themselves,” Sheridan said.
A paramedic had to jump from the helicopter while it was hovering about two feet off the ground.
The man who later died was loaded into a basket and flown down to paramedics first before the helicopter returned for the other man and the woman, Sheridan said.
“They got in way over their heads,” The sheriff said. “People should not be hiking in this temperature.”
Temperatures near White Tank Mountain Regional Park were near 110 degrees on Thursday.
Sheridan said MCSO makes about four rescues a week due to heat exhaustion.
He added that hikers having their phones with them and charged is helpful, as it can help deputies find their location through GPS coordinates.
However, he urged hikers to stay home until the temperatures cool down.
“I don’t care how physically you are in shape,” Sheridan said. “When you’re exerting yourself climbing up a mountain, inside of a mountain in this heat, you are going to get overheated and it happens very quickly.”
https://ktar.com/arizona-news/white-tank-mountains-rescue-update/5734919/
1 man dead after rescue of 3 people in White Tank Mountains
PHOENIX — A man died after he was rescued from the White Tank Mountains on Thursday, Maricopa County Sheriff Jerry Sheridan told KTAR News 92.3 FM’s Outspoken with Bruce and Gaydos.
The aviation unit from the Maricopa County Sheriff’s Office (MCSO) rescued two men and a woman after they called authorities due to exhaustion.
They were flown down to waiting paramedics from the Rural Metro and Buckeye Fire Departments and then were taken to the hospital.
One of the men, who was 21 years old, was hospitalized in critical condition.
He later died, according to Sheridan.
The sheriff added that the man had an internal body temperature of 110 degrees at the time of the rescue.
Sheridan said MCSO’s helicopter was unable to land during the rescue due to the terrain where the two men and the woman were located.
This made the rescue not only more difficult but also more dangerous for all involved.
“They’re putting the rescue people, the helicopter crews, the fire department and everybody, the posse search and rescue people that come out and help them (in danger) because now they’re in this weather exerting themselves,” Sheridan said.
A paramedic had to jump from the helicopter while it was hovering about two feet off the ground.
The man who later died was loaded into a basket and flown down to paramedics first before the helicopter returned for the other man and the woman, Sheridan said.
“They got in way over their heads,” The sheriff said. “People should not be hiking in this temperature.”
Temperatures near White Tank Mountain Regional Park were near 110 degrees on Thursday.
Sheridan said MCSO makes about four rescues a week due to heat exhaustion.
He added that hikers having their phones with them and charged is helpful, as it can help deputies find their location through GPS coordinates.
However, he urged hikers to stay home until the temperatures cool down.
“I don’t care how physically you are in shape,” Sheridan said. “When you’re exerting yourself climbing up a mountain, inside of a mountain in this heat, you are going to get overheated and it happens very quickly.”
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, this is my type of pettiness.Customer Takes Dealership’s Name After It Took Her Car
https://www.courtnewsohio.gov/cases/2025/COA/0728/2025-OH-2563.asp
We had a trail gate closed (Big Bear, Dishpan), possibly permanently, due to a guy trying to break the lock. A guy that works for the water district (utility) lives right by the gate. He confronted the guy and told him to knock it off. The guy (with a kid in the Jeep) ran into him. His knees were injured and he had to go to the hospital. The water district used to be a client of mine at a previous job. They told me about it and said they don't know if that gate will ever open again partially due to that incident.
That gate is very close to the entrance of Dishpan. You now have to go to a gate that's further away.
https://www.foxnews.com/us/woman-charged-allegedly-treating-thousands-people-fake-nurse
Woman accused of treating thousands of patients as a fake nurse
By Stepheny Price
Published August 07, 2025
Fox News
Bodycam shows Florida ‘fake nurse’ taken into custodyVideo
Authorities in Florida arrested a Palm Coast woman who allegedly posed as a nurse and provided care to thousands of patients despite lacking the proper credentials.
The Flagler County Sheriff’s Office (FCSO) confirmed that 29-year-old Autumn Bardisa was taken into custody at her home while dressed in medical scrubs in a statement released on the department's Facebook page.
She is accused of presenting herself as a licensed nurse and administering medical care to more than 4,400 people between June 2024 and January 2025.
Investigators determined Bardisa never held a valid nursing license during that time. She had been employed at AdventHealth Palm Coast Parkway beginning in July 2023, but her contract was terminated in January 2025 due to internal concerns.
The arrest capped a seven-month probe conducted by state and federal health agencies. Hospital officials reported that Bardisa had falsely assumed the identity of a registered nurse by using another individual’s license number and submitting fabricated documents to secure her position as an advanced nurse technician.
Officials noted that Bardisa originally applied for the job under the title of "education first" registered nurse, a designation for individuals who have completed nursing education but haven’t passed the national licensing exam. Later, she allegedly claimed she had passed the exam and submitted a license number belonging to a nurse who shared her first name but had a different last name.
Bardisa told the hospital she had recently married and changed her last name, which she used to justify the discrepancy. When asked to provide her marriage certificate, she never complied, investigators said.
Despite failing to verify her identity, Bardisa was reportedly offered a promotion in January 2025. This raised flags among coworkers, one of whom checked the status of her license and found that Bardisa only held an expired certified nursing assistant license. The discovery was then brought to the attention of hospital administrators.
Further investigation revealed Bardisa had never submitted documentation to confirm her identity. As a result, AdventHealth ended her contract and alerted the sheriff’s office, prompting a wider criminal inquiry.
The investigation, conducted alongside the Florida Department of Health and the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, included interviews with hospital staff and the nurse whose license Bardisa had allegedly used. Authorities said the two women had attended the same nursing school but were not personally acquainted.
Bardisa faces seven felony counts of practicing medicine without a license and seven counts of identity fraud. She is being held at the Sheriff Perry Hall Inmate Detention Facility on $70,000 bond.
Flagler County Sheriff Rick Staly described the case as one of the most disturbing incidents of medical fraud his office has investigated.
"This woman potentially put thousands of lives at risk by pretending to be someone she was not and violating the trust of patients, their families, AdventHealth and an entire medical community," he said. "Thanks to great investigative work between our detectives and State Attorney, Florida's 7th Circuit R.J. Larizza’s Office and AdventHealth, along with our state and federal partners, she’ll now be held accountable for her reckless and dangerous actions."
Woman accused of treating thousands of patients as a fake nurse
By Stepheny Price
Published August 07, 2025
Fox News
Bodycam shows Florida ‘fake nurse’ taken into custodyVideo
Authorities in Florida arrested a Palm Coast woman who allegedly posed as a nurse and provided care to thousands of patients despite lacking the proper credentials.
The Flagler County Sheriff’s Office (FCSO) confirmed that 29-year-old Autumn Bardisa was taken into custody at her home while dressed in medical scrubs in a statement released on the department's Facebook page.
She is accused of presenting herself as a licensed nurse and administering medical care to more than 4,400 people between June 2024 and January 2025.
Investigators determined Bardisa never held a valid nursing license during that time. She had been employed at AdventHealth Palm Coast Parkway beginning in July 2023, but her contract was terminated in January 2025 due to internal concerns.
The arrest capped a seven-month probe conducted by state and federal health agencies. Hospital officials reported that Bardisa had falsely assumed the identity of a registered nurse by using another individual’s license number and submitting fabricated documents to secure her position as an advanced nurse technician.
Officials noted that Bardisa originally applied for the job under the title of "education first" registered nurse, a designation for individuals who have completed nursing education but haven’t passed the national licensing exam. Later, she allegedly claimed she had passed the exam and submitted a license number belonging to a nurse who shared her first name but had a different last name.
Bardisa told the hospital she had recently married and changed her last name, which she used to justify the discrepancy. When asked to provide her marriage certificate, she never complied, investigators said.
Despite failing to verify her identity, Bardisa was reportedly offered a promotion in January 2025. This raised flags among coworkers, one of whom checked the status of her license and found that Bardisa only held an expired certified nursing assistant license. The discovery was then brought to the attention of hospital administrators.
Further investigation revealed Bardisa had never submitted documentation to confirm her identity. As a result, AdventHealth ended her contract and alerted the sheriff’s office, prompting a wider criminal inquiry.
The investigation, conducted alongside the Florida Department of Health and the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, included interviews with hospital staff and the nurse whose license Bardisa had allegedly used. Authorities said the two women had attended the same nursing school but were not personally acquainted.
Bardisa faces seven felony counts of practicing medicine without a license and seven counts of identity fraud. She is being held at the Sheriff Perry Hall Inmate Detention Facility on $70,000 bond.
Flagler County Sheriff Rick Staly described the case as one of the most disturbing incidents of medical fraud his office has investigated.
"This woman potentially put thousands of lives at risk by pretending to be someone she was not and violating the trust of patients, their families, AdventHealth and an entire medical community," he said. "Thanks to great investigative work between our detectives and State Attorney, Florida's 7th Circuit R.J. Larizza’s Office and AdventHealth, along with our state and federal partners, she’ll now be held accountable for her reckless and dangerous actions."
There is no "national licensing exam" - its done at the state level. Typical news story - bad details.
@Zorba did you see it?
Crews worked Tuesday to remove a crane that toppled onto a home in Merritt Island, causing significant damage but no injuries. The crane operator had been attempting to replace a telephone pole behind the house when the collapse happened, the family said.
Crews worked Tuesday to remove a crane that toppled onto a home in Merritt Island, causing significant damage but no injuries. The crane operator had been attempting to replace a telephone pole behind the house when the collapse happened, the family said.
No, but I heard about it. That's the 2nd crane accident on Merritt Island in a month - wind blew one down that was being used to build a new hospital. There were 2 deaths involved with that one as I recall.
Oh, and there was a fire at a storage facility that took out several units. Firemen encountered a live grenade! Bomb squad detonated it.
I'm really glad those guys weren't hurt, but why does everybody else seem to find the fun stuff?
Did I read the caption right? The guy whose house it fell on is "Jim Crane"? Good thing it wasn't "Jim Bunker-Buster!"
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