STILL NO WORD ON WHAT CAUSED A TREE TO FALL IN THE BANDELIER NATIONAL MONUMENT MONDAY AFTERNOON, KILLING A WOMAN HIKING WITH FAMILY MEMBERS.
BANDELIER PARK RANGERS CHIEF DENNIS MILLIGAN TELLS NEWSRADIO KKOB IT WAS A LIVE-GREEN TREE, BUT IT WAS ALSO EXTREMELY WINDY AT THE TIME. HE SAYS THEY’LL DETERMINE IF THE WIND WAS A FACTOR AS THEY GET TO LOOK MORE AT THE TREE IN THEIR INVESTIGATION. MILLIGAN SAYS THERE WERE NO ISSUES WITH THE TREE’S ROOTS.
IT’S PARK RANGER POLICY TO NOT RELEASE INFORMATION ON THE VICTIM. PARK RANGERS ARE A FEDERAL AGENCY.
