A press release from the park stated that a 64-year-old woman collapsed while hiking along the Hot Springs Canyon Trail.
– A woman collapsed and died while hiking a trail in Big Bend National Park on Monday, according to park officials.
Park officials said a team of park rangers and a U.S. Border Patrol agent reached the patient by 3:30 p.m. and began CPR. A U.S. Border Patrol helicopter was called to transport the woman, but all attempts to revive the hiker were unsuccessful.
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