Current:Home > reviews21-year-old woman dies after falling 300 feet at Rocky Mountain National Park -EliteFunds
21-year-old woman dies after falling 300 feet at Rocky Mountain National Park
View
Date:2025-04-19 18:00:14
A 21-year-old woman died after falling about 300 feet in Colorado's Rocky Mountain National Park over the weekend.
The Severance, Colorado, woman and a 25-year-old man from San Angelo, Texas, fell while climbing in the Flying Dutchman couloir between Longs Peak and Mount Meeker in northern Colorado on Saturday, Rocky Mountain National Park officials said in a news release Sunday.
Park officials said visitors helped the critically injured man as other visitors called park staff for help. Park rangers and paramedics called in a Colorado Air National Guard helicopter to take him to an area hospital.
Park officials tried to recover the woman's body on Sunday, but said they couldn't because of the weather. They said they plan to recover her body on Monday.
The two victims were not named in the release. The woman’s death marks the fourth fatality at the park this year, reported the Fort Collins Coloradoan, part of the USA TODAY Network.
Park officials are still investigating the fall. They said 31 people helped in the rescue.
Rocky Mountain National Park:Woman dies after falling 500 feet while free solo climbing
Other recent deaths at Rocky Mountain National Park
On July 2, a 24-year-old man from Las Vegas died after falling into the water at West Creek Falls, the Coloradoan reported.
On July 9, a 26-year-old woman died after falling about 500 feet while free-solo climbing at the Four Aces of Blitzen Ridge, which is located on Ypsilon Mountain on the east side of the park. Free-soloists rock climb without safety gear.
And on July 17, park visitors found an unresponsive 51-year-old man from Carencro, Louisiana, near the Mount Ida trailhead. He died after suffering an acute coronary event and high-altitude pulmonary edema, the publication reported.
Separate man fell 60 feet over the weekend
On Friday, a 64-year-old man from College Station, Texas, fell about 60 feet at the park.
Park officials said a visitor helped the man until rangers arrived to treat him. Park rangers called in a helicopter to take the man to an area hospital.
veryGood! (52982)
Related
- US appeals court rejects Nasdaq’s diversity rules for company boards
- Federal officials tell New York City to improve its handling of migrant crisis, raise questions about local response
- Garth Brooks' sports-themed Tailgate Radio hits TuneIn in time for college football
- On Maui, a desperate plea to tourists: please return
- Paige Bueckers vs. Hannah Hidalgo highlights women's basketball games to watch
- Murder trial delayed for Arizona rancher accused of killing Mexican citizen
- Gabon’s wealthy, dynastic leader thought he could resist Africa’s trend of coups. He might be wrong
- CBS to honor 'The Price is Right' host Bob Barker with primetime special: How to watch
- Who are the most valuable sports franchises? Forbes releases new list of top 50 teams
- Nebraska aiming for women's attendance record with game inside football's Memorial Stadium
Ranking
- US appeals court rejects Nasdaq’s diversity rules for company boards
- Jessica Alba and Cash Warren's Baby Girls Are All Grown Up in Back to School Photos
- ‘Like Snoop Dogg’s living room': Smell of pot wafts over notorious U.S. Open court
- She paid her husband's hospital bill. A year after his death, they wanted more money.
- Charges tied to China weigh on GM in Q4, but profit and revenue top expectations
- Election deniers rail in Wisconsin as state Senate moves toward firing top election official
- US commerce secretary warns China will be ‘uninvestable’ without action on raids, fines
- Man Taken at Birth Reunites With Mom After 42 Years Apart
Recommendation
Newly elected West Virginia lawmaker arrested and accused of making terroristic threats
Unclear how many in Lahaina lost lives as Hawaii authorities near the end of their search for dead
When's the best time to sell or buy a used car? It may be different than you remember.
National Association of Realtors president resigns amid report of sexual misconduct
Person accused of accosting Rep. Nancy Mace at Capitol pleads not guilty to assault charge
Best Buy CEO: 2023 will be a low point in tech demand as inflation-wary shoppers pull back
HBO shines a light on scams in 'Telemarketers' and 'BS High'
Forklift operator dies in accident at Boston’s Logan International Airport