Hiker fatality in Big Bend National Park
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On Monday, March 6 at approximately 2:45 pm, Big Bend National Park’s Communications Center received a call requesting emergency assistance along the Hot Springs Canyon Trail. The caller indicated that a 64-yearold female had collapsed and was unresponsive. A team of Park Rangers and a U.S. Border Patrol Agent responded and reached the patient by 3:30 pm and immediately began CPR. A U.S. Border Patrol helicopter was called in to provide emergency transport of the patient. Unfortunately, all attempts to revive the hiker were unsuccessful.