A 54-year-old hiker missing overnight was found unconscious on Sunday morning in Rocky Mountain National Park, an official said. Rangers found the woman, who was breathing but unconscious, around 10 a.m. about 3 miles up the Summer Trail toward Odessa Lake, on the north side of Flattop Mountain, said park spokeswoman Kyle Patterson. The woman, an Estes Park resident whose name was not released, was flown by medical helicopter about 11 a.m. to St. Anthony Central Hospital in Denver, Patterson said.
A search for the woman began Saturday night after a family member notified park rangers she was overdue after going hiking or snowshoeing in the Bear Lake area. A family member found the woman's car at the Bear Lake parking lot, Patterson said. Rangers and family members searched for the woman in the Bear Lake area until after midnight, she said. Rangers found the woman Sunday morning while searching trails leading to Odessa Lake and the areas around Nymph, Dream and Emerald lakes, Patterson said.