DENVER — A Louisiana man was found dead Monday on the Mount Ida Trail in Rocky Mountain National Park.
Robert Landry, 51, from Carencro, Louisiana, was discovered unresponsive by park visitors who were hiking just a mile from the trailhead, according to a news release.
Park rangers responded and performed life-saving measures, but the man was pronounced dead.
The Grand County Coroner's Office determined that Landry died from an acute coronary event, as well as high altitude pulmonary edema (HAPE).
Landry's manner of death was natural death, according to officials.
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