Tree Falls Onto Woman Camping With Family
VAIL, Colo. (CBS4) - A camping trip turned tragic for a family on Friday. Gusty wind blew a tree down onto a woman at a campsite near Piney Lake.
CBS4's Alan Gionet was setting up in the next campsite with his family when the tree fell. He and his daughters rushed to help the woman.
Gionet then rushed to Piney River Ranch to ask for help. He ran into a nurse who met up with the family at the campsite. Gionet then met a trained medical expert, and they drove together to the campsite.
Gionet says they all tried to save her life until authorities arrived.
Eagle County Sheriff's deputies arrived about an hour later. Gionet notes the area is very remote with no cell service. More emergency responders arrived afterward.
A medical helicopter was called, however EMT's say she had passed away already.
The woman's husband and their children were also at the site. No one else was hurt.