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Woman dies during hike on Big Bend National Park trail in Texas

Park officials said a cause of death was not known. The 800,000-acre park often becomes dangerously hot in March.

Big Bend National Park (Canva)

A 64-year-old woman died at Big Bend National Park in Texas on Monday after she collapsed on a trail, the National Park Service said Tuesday.

Rangers were called to the Hot Springs Canyon Trail around 2:45 p.m. Officials tried CPR, and a helicopter was called in to transport the hiker, but she died, the park service said.

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The incident at Big Bend, in southwestern Texas near the U.S.-Mexico border, occurred the same day a high temperature of 97 degrees was reported in nearby Rio Grande Village, according to the National Weather Service.

Read the story in its entirety on nbcnews.com.


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