Rocky Mountain National Park rangers find body of overdue female hiker

Rocky Mountain National Park rangers uncovered the body of a -year-old Fort Collins woman who was disclosed overdue from a hike this week Rangers were notified Tuesday night that the woman whose name wasn t distributed had not returned from a day hike as planned They located her body near Chasm Lake early Wednesday on the south side of the lake in a scree slope Park agents disclosed she apparently fell in the rocky area Chasm Lake is not far below Long s Peak the park s highest point The lake s altitude is feet Related Articles Two North Carolina hikers trapped overnight on Colorado fourteener rescued Fort Collins man missing near Watson Lake wildlife area Missing New Hampshire hiker exposed dead on Colorado s Pikes Peak Littleton rafter missing for nearly a year unveiled dead in Colorado River Texas hikers rescued from Pueblo County mountain after -hour search Rocky Mountain National Park searchers were aided in the recovery by the Mesa Verde Interagency Helitak crew The woman s body was flown via a long line operation to the Upper Beaver Meadows helipad where she was transferred to the Boulder County coroner s office The coroner s office which was closed Friday will release the woman s name after her family is notified Sign up to get crime news sent straight to your inbox each day