One bicyclist was killed and another was injured after getting trapped under a rock on the Great Allegheny Passage near Connellsville on Saturday, authorities said.\u00a0<\/p>\n
The two people got stuck under the rock after an apparent landslide, the Office of the Fayette County Coroner said in a news release. Pennsylvania State Police said one biker was pronounced dead at the scene, while the other was flown by helicopter to a hospital for treatment.\u00a0<\/p>\n
The Fayette County coroner said the biker who died was a 76-year-old woman from Florida. The identity of the second biker was not released, and the extent of their injuries was not immediately known.<\/p>\n
The Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources is investigating, according to Pennsylvania State Police. The coroner said more information will be released “once it’s available.”<\/p>\n
Earlier this summer, a 1.2-mile section of the Great Allegheny Passage was temporarily closed<\/a> for work to address ongoing landslide concerns under the area of Kennywood Park in West Mifflin. <\/p>\n The 150-mile path between Pittsburgh and Cumberland, Maryland, attracts hundreds of thousands of people each year and has become a major economic boom for Allegheny, Westmoreland and Fayette counties.<\/p>\n \n More from CBS News\n <\/p>\n