Woman dies on Arizona hiking trail; 2nd hiker hospitalized

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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.

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

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