A Pennsylvania woman drowned Sunday after she was swept over a series of waterfalls and pinned underwater by a log in Montana’s Glacier National Park.
According to witnesses, Gillian Tones, 26, slipped on wet rocks and fell into Virginia Creek between St. Mary Falls and Virginia Falls during the afternoon, the National Park Service said in a news release Tuesday.
“Tones was quickly swept away by the cold, fast-moving water and went over a series of smaller waterfalls, after which she was trapped underwater by a log for several minutes until heroic efforts by other park visitors led to her being pulled from the river,” the statement said. National. said Park Service.
The park’s dispatch center received multiple 911 calls about the incident around 5:20 p.m., and rangers arrived on scene about 25 minutes later.
Bystanders who pulled Tones from the water attempted to revive her until park rangers and emergency responders arrived on the scene. The 26-year-old did not regain consciousness and resuscitation efforts were halted around 7 p.m
Her body was taken to the medical examiner’s office in Missoula, Montana for an autopsy.
“The park extends its deepest condolences to Tones’ family and friends and asks that the public respect their privacy,” the National Park Service said.
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