Catherine Rusoff
A woman died while hiking in western Colorado on Monday, as a heat dome covered pockets of the American West and increased temperatures in several states. Marsha Cook, of Cedar Rapids, Iowa, was pronounced dead after collapsing near the two-mile mark on a hiking trail in Colorado National Monument, authorities said Wednesday. She was 54 years old.
The Mesa County Medical Examiner’s Office will investigate Cook’s death and determine what caused it, the National Park Service said in a statement. Although authorities have not shared further information about the circumstances of its collapse, they have warned others visiting the monument to be aware of the excessively high temperatures in the area during the summer season and the potential dangers of these hot conditions to human health, especially when participate. in outdoor physical activity.
“Hiking in hot weather can lead to serious health risks, including heat exhaustion and heatstroke,” the park service said in its statement about Cook’s fatal hike. “Daytime temperatures in Colorado National Monument exceeded 90 degrees last week and hot weather is expected throughout the summer.”
Anyone planning to hike in Colorado National Monument should do so early in the morning or late afternoon — finishing before 10 a.m. or starting after 4 p.m. — to lessen heat exposure, according to the National Park Service .
National Park Service
Park officials said their staff received a report around 2:30 p.m. Monday that a woman passed out and lost consciousness while walking through the park. Lower Monument Canyon Trail. She fainted about two miles into the walk, which is a circuit that covers about five miles. The park service describes the difficulty level of this hike as “moderate to steep” and notes in the description that completing the full loop generally takes hikers between four and six hours.
Multiple agencies responded to the scene where Cook collapsed, including park rangers, state wildlife officials and firefighters, as well as search and rescue teams from surrounding counties, the park service said. The hiker’s family, along with rescuers, attempted life-saving measures such as cardiopulmonary resuscitation, but she was eventually pronounced dead on the trail.
Located in the semi-arid desert landscape of western Colorado near the Utah border, Colorado National Monument attracts hikers, campers, and wildlife enthusiasts from across the country to see its red rock monoliths and canyons. The national park and broader region recently experienced an extreme heat wave, with forecasters issuing multiple heat watches and warnings for parts of Colorado this week as temperatures rose.
Although Denver set a new heat record on Wednesday, the National Weather Service noted that above-average temperatures in counties surrounding the Colorado National Monument could reach triple digits on Thursday. The weather service said conditions in that area could represent “major” health threats for “anyone without effective cooling and/or adequate hydration.”
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