A 77-year-old German man died Tuesday, May 6, after falling while hiking a primitive section of the Windows Loop trail at Arches National Park, according to a statement from Karen Henker, public information officer for the Southeast Utah Group of National Parks and Monuments.

Other hikers began CPR before first responders from Grand County’s EMS and sheriff’s departments and Classic Air Medical arrived on scene, wrote Henker in her statement.

Those efforts were not successful and Rudolf Peters from the German town of Haltern am See died at the scene.

NPS and the Grand County Sheriff’s Office are investigating.

Henker offered hikers a word of caution.

“Visitors are reminded that uneven surfaces, changeable weather and preexisting health conditions are all important factors to consider when choosing a safe and enjoyable hike,” she wrote.

This story was first published by The Times-Independent.