Hiker collapses, dies on Utah County hike, police say

PROVO, Utah (ABC4) — An 82-year-old woman died on Tuesday after she collapsed while hiking a popular Utah County trail.

Sgt. Ray Ormond confirmed with ABC4 that the woman, who has not been publicly identified, was hiking with a group around noon on July 1, when she collapsed on the Stewart Falls trail near Sundance.

The woman’s group immediately attempted life-saving measures until emergency medical responders could arrive and take over. Sgt. Ormond and medical personnel rapidly hiked to her location and resumed life-saving measures, but she unfortunately passed away.

Ormond said crews are actively in the process of recovering the woman off the trail as of the latest update at 2 p.m.

This is a developing story. ABC4 will update this post as new information becomes available.

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