Hiker killed by falling rock inside railroad tunnel in Idaho, officials say
A hiker died after a rock fell on her head inside a railroad tunnel in north central Idaho, officials told local news outlets.
The Nez Perce County Sheriff’s Office received a call about a hiker injured on “a railroad trail” about 4 miles east of Highway 95 near Reubens, KREM reported.
A group of hikers told deputies a falling rock had hit the 40-year-old on the head while they were inside a railroad tunnel, KXLY reported. It happened around 10:30 a.m. on March 9, the outlet reported.
Other hikers in the group tried to help her until medics arrived, but the woman died there, Fox28 reported.
Nez Perce County is about a 250-mile drive north from Boise.
Brooke Baitinger
McClatchy DC