Women dies at Mesa Arch

A 76-year-old woman from New Jersey died on September 17 after collapsing on Mesa Arch Trail at the Island in the Sky district of Canyonlands National Park.
Rangers responded in the late afternoon to a report of CPR in progress near the trailhead.
Bystanders performed resuscitation on Lois Marcasciano of Pittsgrove, New Jersey, when emergency personnel arrived.
Crews from the San Juan County Sheriff’s Office, Grand County EMS and Classic Air Medical assisted, but Marcasciano was pronounced dead at the scene.
The Southeast Utah Group said the incident remains under investigation with the San Juan County Sheriff’s Office. Officials said no additional information is available.

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