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1 presumed dead in Rocky Mountain National Park

Posted: Mar 19, 2013 3:16 PM by Juice Godfrey
Updated: Mar 19, 2013 3:35 PM

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ROCKY MOUNTAIN NATIONAL PARK, Colo. (AP) - A climber injured on a mountain in Rocky Mountain National Park has been taken to a hospital after being rescued early Tuesday.

Rescuers at Rocky Mountain National Park found 45-year-old Lisa Foster of Estes Park with numerous, undisclosed injuries after a fall on Sunday. Her condition was not disclosed.

Park officials say 43-year-old David Laurienti of Estes Park is believed to have died from injuries in the fall and has not been found.

The two were caught in an avalanche Sunday evening while descending Ypsilon Mountain.

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