Glacier Nationwide Park introduced {that a} hiker, an Iowa lady, tripped and fell 450 toes to her loss of life from the Highline Path final Wednesday. The park recognized the girl as Diane Bunker of Muscatine, Iowa. She was 73 years previous.
“Employees had been alerted of a feminine who had fallen off the Highline Path,” wrote Glacier Nationwide Park in a press release. “Whereas climbing with a big group, Bunker tripped and fell off the sting of the path, out of sight from her climbing celebration. The autumn occurred between Massive Bend and Triple Arches.”
[RELATED: Forest Ranger Died Working in the Backcountry—Folks Are Angry]
The Highline Path is a virtually 15-mile trek that AllTrails calls a “must-do hike.” The favored hike contains spectacular views and steep, slim sections. This tragic story is a reminder to all. Regardless of how skilled it’s possible you’ll be, anybody can journey and fall.
Glacier Nationwide Park says after the hiker fell, park officers closed a bit of the Going-to-the-Solar Highway. It took about an hour to conduct a restoration of the hiker’s physique.
This case continues to be underneath investigation, and particulars could change.
Header inventory picture of the Highline Path at Glacier Nationwide Park by Jeffrey Ross/Getty Pictures