Michigan woman dies while hiking on Isle Royale

A woman died while hiking on Isle Royale off the Minnesota coast of Lake Superior earlier this week.

According to the National Park Service, the 37-year-old woman from Battle Creek, Michigan was hiking in Isle Royale National Park on Monday afternoon when she experienced “sudden onset medical complications.”

The woman, who was hiking with a partner, eventually became unable to walk, lost consciousness and stopped breathing.

Life-saving efforts were unsuccessful, according to the park service.

Nearby backpackers were eventually able to contact police through a delayed 911 text.

Park rangers and EMTs responded to the scene, and the woman’s body was taken out of the area Tuesday morning.

Isle Royale is a 206-square-mile island that is in the Michigan section of Lake Superior, but its closest shoreline is the northeastern tip of Minnesota and southern Ontario, Canada.