{"id":106792,"date":"2024-08-15T12:03:58","date_gmt":"2024-08-15T12:03:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lascrucestoday.com\/newstalklc\/backpacker-dies-after-suffering-sudden-medical-complications-at-national-park\/"},"modified":"2024-08-15T12:03:58","modified_gmt":"2024-08-15T12:03:58","slug":"backpacker-dies-after-suffering-sudden-medical-complications-at-national-park","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lascrucestoday.com\/newstalklc\/backpacker-dies-after-suffering-sudden-medical-complications-at-national-park\/","title":{"rendered":"Backpacker dies after suffering &#8216;sudden medical complications&#8217; at national park"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<figure><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/s3.amazonaws.com\/syndication.abcaudio.com\/files\/2024-08-15\/GETTYRF_82422_HikingBoots%20%281%29.jpg\" alt><figcaption>Gaj Rudolf \/ EyeEm\/Getty Images<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>(NEW YORK) &#8212; A 37-year-old backpacker has died after suffering \u201csudden onset medical complications\u201d while hiking at a national park in Michigan, authorities said.<\/p>\n<p>The currently unnamed 37-year-old female hiker from Battle Creek, Michigan, was with a hiking partner late Monday afternoon near Lake LeSage at Isle Royale National Park in Michigan when authorities say she began to experience \u201csudden onset medical complications,\u201d according to a statement from the National Park Service detailing the incident.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAs her condition deteriorated, she was eventually unable to walk, lost consciousness, and stopped breathing,\u201d park officials said. \u201cCPR was provided but attempts to resuscitate her were unsuccessful.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Other backpackers in the area were able contact Michigan State Police who subsequently relayed the message to a National Park Service dispatch center, NPS said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cPark ranger\/EMTs located and stayed with the party Monday evening. Early Tuesday morning a crew of Isle Royale staff responded to transport the party from a remote location,\u201d authorities said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe Isle Royale community extends their sincere condolences to the family and friends of the deceased,\u201d NPS continued.<\/p>\n<p>An investigation into the woman\u2019s death is currently ongoing.<\/p>\n<p>Copyright \u00a9 2024, ABC Audio. All rights reserved.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Gaj Rudolf \/ EyeEm\/Getty Images (NEW YORK) &#8212; A 37-year-old backpacker has died after suffering \u201csudden onset medical complications\u201d while hiking at a national park in Michigan, authorities said. The currently unnamed 37-year-old female hiker from Battle Creek, Michigan, was with a hiking partner late Monday afternoon near Lake LeSage<span class=\"more-link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/lascrucestoday.com\/newstalklc\/backpacker-dies-after-suffering-sudden-medical-complications-at-national-park\/\">Read More &rarr;<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[156,31,2],"tags":[273,271,276,274,270,123,275,133,124,272,102,103],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/lascrucestoday.com\/newstalklc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/106792"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/lascrucestoday.com\/newstalklc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/lascrucestoday.com\/newstalklc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lascrucestoday.com\/newstalklc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lascrucestoday.com\/newstalklc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=106792"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/lascrucestoday.com\/newstalklc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/106792\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/lascrucestoday.com\/newstalklc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=106792"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lascrucestoday.com\/newstalklc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=106792"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lascrucestoday.com\/newstalklc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=106792"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}