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Two hikers were killed when a tree fell on a popular trail in Washington state<\/a>\u2019s Olympic National Forest last week, according to a local report.<\/p>\n

Christine Mutchler, 70, Kathy Pickard, 76, and Kathy Todd, 74, were hiking to Lena Lake on Thursday when part of a dead fir tree broke and fell onto the trail, Todd told the Kitsap Sun<\/a>.<\/p>\n

“We heard a big crack that I’ll never forget,” Todd told the newspaper on Monday. “I ran as fast as I could, and I’m sure they did too.”<\/p>\n

Todd said that when she turned around, both Mutchler and Pickard lay unconscious on the trail surrounded by pieces of the tree that had broken off about ten feet up.<\/p>\n

MOUNTAIN LION ATTACKS 4-YEAR-OLD WALKING WITH FAMILY AT WASHINGTON’S OLYMPIC NATIONAL PARK<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

Two emergency room doctors happened to come up the trail behind the women and attended to Mutchler, who was still breathing, according to Todd. Pickard had been killed instantly.<\/p>\n

Todd, who was not injured, said she hiked<\/a> to a nearby clearing and called 911 for help.<\/p>\n

A rescue helicopter from Naval Air Station Whidbey Island arrived just over an hour later and hoisted Mutchler up in a basket. She was airlifted to Harborview Medical Center in Seattle<\/a>, but died minutes before arriving, her sister, Paula Smith, told the newspaper.<\/p>\n

CALIFORNIA HIKER FOUND DEAD AFTER STRIKING OUT TO SEARCH FOR MISSING GROUP<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

Meanwhile, the ER doctors walked Todd to the parking lot and drove her back to Kitsap County. Other hikers on the trail waited with Pickard’s body until a rescue crew could hike up the trail, the paper reported.<\/p>\n

Friends of the women told the paper that they were part of a group of friends who enjoyed the outdoors together, including hiking and taking trips on a bus to go skiing.<\/p>\n

“They were the back-of-the-bus crowd,” Sarah Rogers told the paper. “Absolutely a light. Happy, active, energetic and fun. Always out for a good time, in the best way.”<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

Source – https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/us\/2-hikers-olympic-national-forest-killed-after-tree-falls-popular-trail <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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