A woman died Wednesday while trekking with her husband in Zion National Park after succumbing to the freezing environment.
The 31-year-old woman was left behind by her 33-year-old husband so that he could bring her assistance, according to the National Park Service.
By the time he returned, she had passed away.
In August, a 22-year-old tourist from Arizona was washed away by catastrophic floodwaters in the Narrows, where the duo had been trekking on an approved 16-mile top-down path.
They began their trek on Tuesday and camped in the park for the night.
The man said that the weather became “dangerously cold” overnight, according to NPS. His wife started exhibiting symptoms of hypothermia.
Wednesday morning, around 1.5 miles from the north end of Riverside Walk, a paved trail leading from the Temple of Sinawava to the Narrows, the pair decided to separate.
The woman remained behind while her husband, who was also injured, continued his journey and eventually encountered park rangers. The NPS stated that team members from Zion park transported him to an emergency medical hospital.
Before Zion’s rescue teams arrived, other guests administered CPR to the woman, but it was too late.
The couple’s identities have not yet been disclosed.
The woman died on the same day rescuers in New Hampshire discovered the body of Emily Sotelo, a Vanderbilt student who presumably succumbed to extreme cold and severe winds.
The National Park Service reminds hikers traveling in chilly temperatures to bring additional clothing and food, to remain dry, and to keep moving.