MANITOU SPRINGS, Colo. — An individual on the Manitou Incline has died after experiencing breathing problems while climbing the popular hike, deputies with the El Paso County Sheriff’s Office said Saturday.
Officials from both the City of Manitou Springs and the sheriff’s office announced earlier in the day that the Manitou Incline would be closed “until further notice” as search and rescue responded to a medical emergency, potentially closing the iconic location just west of Colorado Springs to thousands of people on Memorial Day weekend.
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“First responders indicated that an individual was unresponsive and required emergent rescue at the Manitou Incline,” a City of Manitou Springs spokesperson told Denver7 over email.
The individual was near the 1,000 step area of the hike when they became unresponsive. Hikers nearby provided first aid until search and rescue was able to reach the area, a sheriff’s office spokesperson said in a social media post. The individual was then taken to a hospital…