A woman from Kansas has died after falling into a creek at Glacier National Park in Montana and being swept into a gorge.
A woman from Kansas died after falling into a creek at Glacier National Park in Montana and being swept into a gorge, officials said Tuesday.
The 28-year-old woman from Kansas"fell off a rocky overhang" into Avalanche Creek and was swept into the gorge, according to aBystanders spotted the woman and waded into the creek to pull her our out, officials said. They performed CPR and called 911, but emergency responders declared her dead at the scene, the park service said.
Rangers carried the woman out of the area to Avalanche Lake Trailhead. The woman's name and hometown have not been released. "The park extends their deepest condolences to the family and friends and ask that the public respect their privacy," the National Park Service said., Avalanche Creek gives visitors"an up-close view of the amazing power of glacially melted water as it rushes through the narrow gorge."is full of melting glaciers, valleys and lakes. It covers over 1,500 square miles and includes 175 mountains.
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