US EditionWoman dies after 450-foot fall from Glacier Park's Highline Trail
A 73-year-old woman died after a 450-foot fall on a cliffside section of the Highline Trail where safety features are limited, officials reported.
- Glacier National Park officials said Wednesday that 73-year-old Diane Bunker from Muscatine, Iowa, tripped and sustained fatal injuries on the Highline Trail.
- On the cliff-hugging stretch of the Highline Trail, the fall happened between Big Bend and Triple Arches, where Bunker tripped and fell out of sight from the large hiking group.
- Park staff were notified about 11 a.m., prompting a Two Bear Air rescue helicopter to locate and recover the woman below the trail while Going-to-the-Sun Road was closed from Logan Pass to Big Bend for about an hour.
- The Flathead County Coroner is conducting an autopsy and an investigation is underway, while Glacier National Park officials expressed condolences, asked the public to respect the family's privacy, and thanked responders.
- She fell roughly 450 feet, according to the release, and sustained traumatic injuries; falls from high elevations have caused other fatalities in Glacier National Park.
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Iowa woman dies in Glacier after fall on Highline Trail
A woman died while hiking Wednesday in a group on the Highline Trail in Glacier National Park. She tripped and sustained fatal injuries from a fall, Glacier said in a news release. She has been identified as 73-year-old Diane Bunker…
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Woman dies after falling from Highline Trail in Glacier National Park
A hiker died earlier this week after tripping and falling on the Highline Trail in Glacier National Park.Park officials say that 73-year-old Diane Bunker of Muscatine, Iowa, died on Wednesday as a result of the 450-foot fall that happened between Big Bend and Triple Arches.Staff were told at approximately 11 a.m. that a woman identified as Bunker was hiking with a large group when she tripped and fell off the edge of the trail, out of sight from…
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