ROCKY MOUNTAIN NATIONAL PARK, Colo. — A 25-year-old died in Rocky Mountain Nationwide Park (RMNP) on Sunday after he fell into the water close to West Creek Falls and was pulled below.
A spokesperson for RMNP stated the person’s physique was recovered Sunday night. He was from Windfall, Rhode Island.
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The circumstances round how and precisely when he fell weren’t obtainable Monday afternoon. His id has not been launched.
The person’s physique was flown by Northern Colorado Interagency Helitack to a helispot within the Higher Beaver Meadows space of the park after which transferred to the Workplace of the Larimer County Coroner/Medical Examiner. A coroner will decide his reason behind loss of life.
The path to West Creek Falls is off the Northern Boundary Path on the japanese fringe of the nationwide park. It’s a comparatively quiet a part of the park.
The under video reveals the move on June 11, 2023.
West Creek Falls | June 11, 2023
The RMNP spokesperson stated all waterways within the park — rivers, streams and waterfalls — are working very quick, deep and chilly. Guests mustn’t strategy the banks, that are slippery.
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