Hiker dies after a 40-foot fall at Phoenix’s Papago Park

PHOENIX (AP) - A man who fell about 40 feet while hiking the Hole in the Rock trail at Phoenix’s Papago Park has died, authorities said Sunday.

Phoenix Fire Department crews responded to the scene around 6 p.m. Saturday.

Paramedics loaded the injured hiker into a big wheel stretcher and safely got him down the rest of the trail.

The man was rushed to a hospital in extremely critical condition and he later was pronounced dead.

Authorities said the man was in his 20s. His name wasn’t immediately released Sunday.