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A Kentucky woman was killed over the weekend on Lake Powell in Page when she and her family encountered flash flooding in Labyrinth Canyon. Coconino County Sheriff’s officials say 43-year-old Heather Rutledge from Louisville, was hiking with her husband and three sons at around 2 p.m. Saturday when they were caught in a flash flood, that ultimately caused Rutledge to drown. Her family found Heather but CPR attempts were unsuccessful. The husband and kids went back to their rental boat to get help, only to find it damaged from the flood and was undrivable. A boater in the area was able to pull the boat out of the mouth of the canyon and contact the National Park Service. Due to weather and lake conditions at the time, they recovered the body the next morning. Rescuers swam through flood debris and located her body Monday. She was taken to the Coconino County Medical Examiner’s Office in Flagstaff. No additional information is available.
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Credit NPS Park officials say a call came into the dispatch center Monday morning about a man needing assistance. The caller said he did not have a pulse. Bystanders attempted CPR until a Park Service rescue team arrived, pronouncing him dead. Authorities say the 56-year-old man, whose name has not been released, was coming back from a day trip to Plateau Point. The National Park Service and the Coconino County Medical Examiner will work together to determine an official cause of death.
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There has been another death on the trials at the South Rim of the Grand Canyon. National Park Service officials say they received a report at around 9:47 a.m. Monday of a hiker with a medical emergency on the Bright Angel Trail. The caller said the hiker didn’t have a pulse. Bystanders started CPR and search and rescue personnel responded and assisted with resuscitation efforts. The 56-year-old hiker was pronounced dead at the scene. He was returning from a day trip to Plateau Point, when he became unresponsive near Mile-And-Half Resthouse. An investigation into the incident is under way by NPS and the Coconino County Medical Examiner’s Office. Remember: before you hike the Canyon, make sure you are prepared for the heat. For more information, log onto the Grand Canyon’s website.
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