South Jersey Woman Collapses, Dies On National Park Hiking Trail

MOAB, UT — A Salem County woman died after collapsing at a Utah National Park, authorities said.

Lois Marcasciano, 76, collapsed near the trailhead of Mesa Arch Trail at Canyonlands National Park in the late afternoon of Sept. 17, the National Park Service said.

When rangers arrived at the scene, bystanders were giving car to Marcasciano, a Pittsgrove resident, authorities said.

Emergency responders attempted to resuscitate her, but were unsuccessful, and she was pronounced dead at the scene.

Her death is under investigation and no further information is available.

The high temperature in Moab that day was 81 degrees, according to Weather Underground.