Tuesday, July 16, 2024

Cardiac Incident on Lawn Lake Trail in Rocky Mountain National Park

Yesterday morning, Monday, July 15, park rangers were notified via a satellite communication device that an 80-year-old female hiker was found unresponsive on the Lawn Lake Trail by other hikers, roughly 5 miles from the trailhead. The hikers provided life-saving care to the individual by performing Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR).

Rocky Mountain National Park Search and Rescue Team members arrived on scene to provide further care. Park rangers were assisted by a Colorado Army National Guard helicopter from Buckley Space Force Base to extricate the woman via a hoist operation. Rocky Mountain Rescue Group assisted with helicopter hoist operations.

The woman was transferred to a Med Evac air ambulance at Upper Beaver Meadows and flown to further emergency care.

No further information is available at this time.



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