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The friends of a woman who was found dead just hours after she agreed to go on a hike with a Phoenix police officer she had just met in person for the first time are demanding an investigation into her death.

Angela Tramonte, 31, was going for a hike up Camelback Mountain on Friday with Phoenix Police Officer Dario Dizdar, who she had been talking to on Instagram for the past two months and had traveled from her hometown of Saugus, Massachusetts to meet in person.

About halfway up the mountain, she reportedly became 'overheated,' and turned around, while Dizdar continued up the peak.

When he returned back to the parking lot, Tramonte was nowhere to be found and he called emergency services to report her missing.

She was found dead at around 4.40pm off the Echo Canyon Trail near a home at the base of the mountain. 

Authorities have said they do not believe any foul play was involved. 

But Tramonte's friends back home in Massachusetts are now calling for a thorough investigation, expressing their doubts over Dizdar's story.

Angela Tramonte, 31, was found dead at around 4.40pm Friday off the Echo Canyon Trail of Camelback Mountain near a home. She was reportedly going for a hike up the mountain with a police officer she traveled to Phoenix, Arizona to meet in person for the first time after talking on Instagram for the last two months

Her friends back home in Massachusetts are now calling for an investigation into her death, even though authorities have said they do not believe any foul play was involved

'We want answers, we want justice and we want an investigation to go further and we want to see what this guy was really all about,' Stacey Gerardi told CBS Boston.

 'As a first responder you're supposed to help people,' she said. 'Why would you not walk her back down? Why would you continue to walk back up.'

'Knowing she'd be down there, she'd be by herself, it makes no sense,' another friend, Sarina Viola, interjected.

'It does not make any sense,' Gerardi agreed. 'They need to keep looking.' 

Dizdar reportedly told police Tramonte had asked him to continue walking up the mountain so he could take pictures that she could share to her social media pages, and they agreed to meet back at the car.

He requested assistance at around 1 p.m. Friday, authorities said, after reportedly not finding her at the parking lot like they had agreed, and rescue teams, including over 30 fire personnel and a police helicopter were dispatched to the scene.

After a few hours of searching, authorities said they found her body 'unresponsive [and] beyond resuscitative efforts' and she was pronounced dead on the scene.

She did not appear to have water with her - and neither did Dizdar - when she was found dead, despite temperatures reaching 104 degrees Fahrenheit that day, according to the Boston Globe. 

Investigators believe she was found near a home as she was trying to seek help. 

'But at that point in time, [she] could have conceivably been in the early stages of heat exhaustion and heatstroke, where you become delirious, and unfortunately, your faculties are not about you,' Phoenix fire Captain Rob McDade told the Globe.

He described the mountain as 'unforgiving.'  

This mountain doesn't care who you are, or how great of a hiker or an experienced hiker you are,' McDade said. 'The mountain, in a situation like that, usually wins.' 

Tramonte had traveled to the area from her home in Saugus, Massachusetts, to meet Phoenix cop Dario Dizdar (pictured), who reported her missing around 1 p.m. Friday

Rescue teams were dispatched to the area but four hours later crews found the body of Tramonte at 4.40pm on Friday near a home, the Phoenix Fire Department said in a statement

Dizdar was first identified by ABC15 as being the person who had gone hiking with Tramonte.

He has reportedly served with the Phoenix Police Department since 2007, and has previously been disciplined for lying to Arizona cops about who he was during a criminal investigation in 2009 when he gave police a false name and age, according to documents acquired by the local ABC station.

No charges have been made in connection with Tramonte's death while the cause of her death is still listed as 'pending' by the coroner.  

Mercedes Fortune, a spokeswoman for the Phoenix Police Department, told DailyMail.com that no 'traumatic injuries' were seen on Tramonte when she was discovered or during the autopsy. 

She added that Tramonte's cell phone was found on her when she was discovered.   

'At this time there is no evidence to indicate foul play is suspected in connection with Ms. Tramonte’s tragic death,' Fortune said. 

She added: 'The City employee who was with Ms. Tramonte is a witness and is cooperating with investigators. He has been granted personal time off and has been offered resources to deal with this tragedy.' 

In a statement to DailyMail.com, she said: 'On July 30, 2021, at about 1:00 p.m., Phoenix Fire personnel responded to a trail at Camelback Mountain after receiving a 911 call reporting a hiker missing. 

'The person who called 911 was an off-duty Phoenix Police officer, who informed the emergency operator that he and Ms. Tramonte had separated during a hike, and he could not find her. The initial search included over 30 fire personnel and the police helicopter.'

She added: 'At 3:00 p.m., Phoenix Fire requested the assistance of Phoenix Police officers to help with search efforts. 

'The witness told officers Ms. Tramonte and he began their hike around 10:00 a.m. and neither one of them had any water. 

'The witness also told officers, during the hike Ms. Tramonte decided to head back down the trail and asked him to continue to the top to take pictures so that she could share them on her social media. The pair agreed to meet later at the car.'

Fortune added: 'At approximately 4:40 p.m., Ms. Tramonte was located off the Echo Canyon Trail, adjacent to a home, on the northeast side of Camelback Mountain. Phoenix Fire personnel responded and found her unresponsive, beyond resuscitative efforts and she was pronounced deceased. 

'No traumatic injuries were observed during the initial investigation or discovered during the autopsy. Ms. Tramonte’s cellular phone was located on her when she was found.'

Tramonte's body was found near a home at the base of the mountain (pictured), and authorities believe she was trying to reach the home to get some help

Melissa Buttaro has set up a GoFundMe page to raise money for the cost of bringing Tramonte's body back to Saugus and paying for funeral expenses.

She paid tribute to Tramonte, but also called for justice relating to her death. 

Buttaro wrote: 'Angela Tramonte was born and raised in Saugus, MA. She was such a beautiful, kind, strong, good hearted woman who would do anything for anyone. 

'She recently took a trip to Arizona to meet a man she was talking to online for two months. They supposedly went for a hike at Camelback Mountain on Friday, July 30th.'

She added: 'Halfway up the mountain, Angela told this man, who is a police officer and first responder, that she was exhausted and couldn't continue. She supposedly walked back down the mountain ALONE to the car while this man continued on by himself.

'He clearly has no regard for her safety. She went missing for hours and was found dead from heat exhaustion.'

Buttaro continued: 'Angela lived a very healthy, active lifestyle. She woke up early every morning to go the gym. She did weekly meal planning and was obsessed with drinking water. She also loved walking her dog Dolce every day. 

'We just want justice for our friend. Please consider donating to help us bring Angela's body home and pay for funeral expenses. Any help would be greatly appreciated.'