Hiker dies in Joshua Tree National Park
A Yucca Valley woman died Thursday after falling ill on a trail in Joshua Tree National Park.
At 3:00 p.m. on April 11, 52-year-old Susan Schoendfeldt was one mile into a hike on the West Loop Trai in the Black Rock area of the park with her daughter when she complained of symptoms of nausea and light-headedness.
Schoendfeldt collapsed on the trail and her daughter immediately called 9-1-1 and administered CPR. San Bernardino County Fire paramedics responded to the scene and took over efforts to resuscitate Schoendfeldt, but were unable to revive her.
The 52-year-old Yucca Valley resident was pronounced dead and was brought from the park by Joshua Tree National Park Search and Rescue members. 
