A 26-year-old died after falling 500 feet while climbing a ridge at the Rocky Mountain National Park, officials say.
Members of the Rocky Mountain National Park Search and Rescue Team requested a Colorado Air National Guard helicopter to help with removing her hiking partner, who was not hurt, NPS said.
The search and rescue team recovered the woman's body on Monday morning, where she was flown to the Upper Beaver Meadows part of the park and then transported to the Larimer County Coroner/Medical Examiner’s Office, according to NPS.Rocky Mountain National Park covers about 415 square miles, or 265,807 acres of different mountain environments, including meadows to alpine lakes, and has more than 300 miles of hiking trails and areas to view wildlife, according to NPS.
Over 4 million hikers visit the park every year, making it one of the most visited parks within the National Park System, according to National Parks Conservation Association. A summer view of winding Fall River Road , with Ypsilon Mountain and Fairchild Mountain of Mummy Range towering in background, Rocky Mountain National Park, Colo.The incident is the second death at Colorado's Rocky Mountain National Park in the past week.
A 25-year-old man from Rhode Island died after he fell and was pulled underwater at West Creek Falls in the park on July 2, the National Park Service said in a"Mountain rivers, streams, and waterfalls are running very cold and very fast this time of year," NPS said in a statement. "The depth and current of all waterways can be deceivingly deep and swift. Park visitors are reminded to keep back from the banks of streams, rivers and waterfalls.
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