Woman dies on Arizona hiking trail; 2nd hiker hospitalized

Hiker dies, another hospitalized on Arizona trail

A woman has died and another is in critical condition after a hiking incident on a trail in Southern Arizona. Oro Valley search and rescue teams worked with multiple agencies to locate the two women.

ORO VALLEY, Ariz. - One woman is dead, and another is in critical condition after hiking along a southern Arizona hiking trail on Saturday.

What we know:

The Pima County Sheriff's Department says on Aug. 30 they responded to reports of two hikers who were possibly injured on the Linda Vista hiking trail at 1:45 p.m.

When search and rescue crews got to the scene, they found the hikers a short distance apart. One of the hikers, 53-year-old Lyn Lagergren, was pronounced dead at the scene. The second hiker was taken to a hospital.

What we don't know:

Lagergren's cause of death is unknown. The second hiker wasn't identified.

No further details on the incident were released by the sheriff's department.

What's next:

"No suspicious circumstances were noted, and the investigation remains ongoing," PCSD said.

Map of the hiking trail