A Colorado Army National Guard helicopter hoisted the injured climber out of the area to Upper Beaver Meadows, where paramedics took him to the hospital, park officials said.

"Rocky Mountain National Park rangers completed an on-scene investigation and recovery operations took place by helicopter," a park spokesperson said in a statement. "His body was flown to a landing zone in Rocky Mountain National Park and transferred to the Larimer County Coroner’s Office."

Blake Kieckhafer, 23, of Nebraska was believed to be found dead following a recovery effort, the National Park Service said.