Tragic information out of Glacier Nationwide Park the place 26-year-old girl from Pennsylvania plunged to her dying after falling right into a waterfall and drowning on Sunday. The girl fell into the water above St. Mary Falls, a 35-foot-high waterfall. St. Mary Falls is situated close to in style hike on the east aspect of the park. Witnesses mentioned the lady was swept over the falls and was held underneath the water for a number of minutes earlier than somebody was in a position to pull her out. A bystander administered CPR till emergency responders arrived, park officers mentioned. Resuscitation efforts had been unsuccessful and the lady by no means regained consciousness.
Glacier Nationwide Park Press Launch:
WEST GLACIER, Montana – On Sunday afternoon, a 26-year-old Pennsylvania girl drowned after falling into the water above St. Mary Falls on the east aspect of Glacier Nationwide Park.
In accordance with witnesses, the lady was washed over the falls and trapped underneath water for a number of minutes. Bystanders pulled her from the water under the falls and administered CPR till emergency responders arrived. Park rangers and Babb ambulance personnel took over CPR upon arrival. ALERT helicopter landed close by at about 6:20 pm and assisted with resuscitation efforts however the sufferer by no means regained consciousness. Resuscitation efforts had been terminated at about 7 pm and ALERT personnel pronounced the lady deceased.
Park dispatch acquired a number of 911 calls routed by means of Glacier County dispatch at roughly 5:20 pm. Park rangers had been on the scene by roughly 5:45 pm.
ALERT flew the physique to the 1913 Ranger Station close to St. Mary, MT the place they had been met by the Glacier County coroner at about 7:30 pm. The coroner is transporting the physique to the medical expert in Missoula, MT for an post-mortem.
The dying is underneath investigation and extra particulars are nonetheless being gathered. Subsequent of kin is at the moment being notified upfront of releasing the lady’s title.
Park employees wish to thank Glacier County, ALERT, Babb Ambulance and US Border Patrol for his or her help, together with quite a few bystanders for his or her rapid help.
The park extends their deepest condolences to household and associates of the lady and asks that the general public respect their privateness.
