Woman dies after being swept away on Franklin Mountains
EL PASO, Texas -- A 39-year-old woman was found dead by El Paso Fire Department search and rescue crews Monday evening in the Franklin Mountains following heavy rainfall across the area.
Fire officials said the woman was hiking when she slipped on wet rocks, fell down the mountain and was swept away by rushing water from the day's rains.
The area where the body recovery occurred was in the 1000 block of Thunderbird in west El Paso.
Authorities didn't immediately release the victim's name; family members told ABC-7 that she was visiting from Austin.
