Rescuers recovered the body of a woman who was solo hiking the Capitol Peak in Colorado when a rock she was holding onto gave way, causing her to fall 900 feet to her death.
You can now listen to Fox News articles!died after she fell about 900 feet while climbing the treacherous Capitol Peak mountain on Saturday, authorities said.
First responders received a call just before 8 a.m. from a man who was part of a hiking party that saw the woman fall what he believed was 1,500 to 2,000 feet from below the summit into Pierre Lakes Basin, theThe witness said that the woman had fallen after a rock she was trying to hold onto gave way, according to the sheriff’s office.
Officials described the area as"treacherous," with"loose, rotting terrain" that can create unstable and dangerous conditions that can lead to serious injury or death. Rescuers learned of the woman’s location and estimated she had fallen about 900 feet into Pierre Lakes Basin from the route that connects the knife edge to the
Her body was airlifted from the area after crews launched a recovery mission with 25 volunteers from Mountain Rescue Aspen, two Pitkin County Sheriff’s deputies and flight crews from Flight For Life Colorado, Montrose Helitack and EcoFlight.
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