A 26-year-old girl has drowned after being swept over a waterfall and getting trapped underneath the gushing water for a number of minutes, officers stated.
The incident occurred on Sunday afternoon when authorities started receiving acquired a number of 911 calls routed via Glacier County dispatch at roughly 5:20 p.m. saying that an unnamed 26-year-old girl from Pennsylvania was swept over St. Mary’s Falls on the east facet of Glacier Nationwide Park in Montana and fell roughly 35 ft into the water beneath, in line with an announcement from the Nationwide Park Service (NPS) launched on Monday.
“In keeping with witnesses, the girl was washed over the falls and trapped underneath water for a number of minutes,” NPS stated. “Bystanders pulled her from the water beneath the falls and administered CPR till emergency responders arrived. Park rangers and Babb ambulance personnel took over CPR upon arrival.”
Park rangers had been on the scene at 5:45 p.m., roughly 25 minutes after the incident was first reported, NPS stated.
View from boat on Higher Waterton Lake.
Nationwide Park Service
An ALERT helicopter landed close by shortly after for additional help at about 6:20 pm and assisted with resuscitation efforts however the sufferer by no means regained consciousness.
“Resuscitation efforts had been terminated at about 7 pm and ALERT personnel pronounced the girl deceased,” NPS stated. “ALERT flew the physique to the 1913 Ranger Station close to St. Mary, MT the place they had been met by the Glacier County coroner at about 7:30 pm. The coroner is transporting the physique to the medical expert in Missoula, MT for an post-mortem.”
The loss of life is at present underneath investigation whereas extra particulars are nonetheless being gathered and the sufferer’s subsequent of kin is at present being notified prematurely of releasing the girl’s identify.
“Park employees wish to thank Glacier County, ALERT, Babb Ambulance and US Border Patrol for his or her help, together with quite a few bystanders for his or her instant help,” NPS stated. “The park extends their deepest condolences to household and mates of the girl and asks that the general public respect their privateness.”
