A 54-year-old woman died in Colorado National Monument on Monday afternoon while hiking the Lower Monument Canyon Trail.
At around 2:27 p.m., Colorado National Monument staff received a report that a female hiker, identified as Marsha Cook of Cedar Rapids, Iowa, had collapsed and lost consciousness two miles up the trail, according to a news release. Park rangers responded, as did Lower Valley Fire crew members, Colorado Parks and Wildlife staff and Mesa County Search and Rescue team members.
Family and first responders performed CPR on Cook, but life-saving efforts were unsuccessful and she was pronounced dead at the scene. “Colorado National Monument staff would like to extend their condolences to the hiker’s family and friends,” the release stated. “Staff also would like to express gratitude to partners at Lower Valley Fire, Colorado Parks and Wildlife, Classic Air, the Mesa County Coroner’s Office, and the Mesa County Sheriff’s Office Victim Assistance Program.
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