Hiker collapses, dies at Arches National Park

A woman stands beneath Double Arch in Arches National Park near Moab in Utah. (Photo by: Andrew Lloyd/Loop Images/Universal Images Group via Getty Images)

An investigation is underway after a hiker collapsed and later died at Arches National Park in Utah. 

Park rangers said the incident happened Friday when the 71-year-old man from Massachusetts was with his wife and son.

First responders arrived on the scene and performed CPR before the man was pronounced dead. 

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The victim was transported to the Grand County Medical Examiner’s Office to determine a cause of death. 

The man's identity was not released. 

This story was reported from Los Angeles. 

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