Man dies after hikers find him unresponsive by Rocky Mountain National Park trailhead
A man died after hikers found him unresponsive about a mile from a Rocky Mountain National Park trailhead, Colorado rangers said.
Park visitors came across the 51-year-old man, of Carencro, Louisiana, on the Mount Ida Trail in the afternoon of Monday, July 17, according to a July 19 news release from the National Park Service.
The hikers notified park rangers about the man before starting CPR on him, rangers said.
After arriving, rangers said they took over CPR on the man, who was later pronounced dead.
The man’s cause of death is being investigated, according to rangers. His name is being held until his family is notified.
This is the third death at the park in a little more than two weeks.
On July 2, a 25-year-old Rhode Island man died after falling to his death at one of the park’s waterfalls, McClatchy News reported. A week later, a 26-year-old woman fell 500 feet and died while free solo climbing.
The 415-square-mile Rocky Mountain National Park in northern Colorado had 4.3 million visitors in 2022, the National Park Service said.
This story was originally published July 20, 2023 at 12:22 PM with the headline "Man dies after hikers find him unresponsive by Rocky Mountain National Park trailhead."
