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Woman, 26, plunges to death after being swept over waterfall at Glacier National Park
A 26-year-old woman has drowned after being swept over a waterfall and getting trapped under the gushing water for several minutes, officials said. The incident occurred on Sunday afternoon when authorities began receiving received multiple 911 calls routed through Glacier County dispatch at approximately 5:20 p.m. saying that an unnamed 26-year-old woman from Pennsylvania was swept over St. Mary’s Falls on the east side of Glacier National Park in Montana and fell approximately 35 feet into the water below, according to a statement from the National Park Service (NPS) released on Monday. “According to witnesses, the woman was washed over the falls and trapped under water for several minutes,” NPS said. “Bystanders pulled her from the water below the falls and administered CPR until emergency responders arrived. Park rangers and Babb ambulance personnel took over CPR upon arrival.” Park rangers were on the scene at 5:45 p.m., approximately 25 minutes after the incident was first reported, NPS said.
Drone captures 'catastrophic' failure of the St. Mary Canal Siphon near Babb
A "catastrophic failure" of the siphon on the St. Mary Canal led to damage in the Babb area Monday morning. "Catastrophic" failures of the St. Mary Canal Siphon led to damage in the Babb area on June 17. A drone video provided by Glacier County Office of Emergency Management shows the extent of the damage and subsequent flooding.
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