Two women died when they fell 200 feet while climbing Teewinot Mountain at Grand Teton National Park in Wyoming on Saturday morning. The women were without ropes when the accident took place.

The victims were identified as Tyler Strandberg, 27, from Raleigh, North Carolina and Catherine Nix, 28, from Port Chester, New York. Their bodies were recovered at the height of 11,500 feet. Their friend Rebecca Anderson, 26, who survived, was retrieved from a small ledge.

Grand Teton National Park said that Anderson yelled down to her friends but no one responded after the two fell and she was left injured. She managed to call 911 and asked for rescue using her cellphone. Upon receiving the call, the rescuers came and pronounced the two women dead by the park medical director Dr. Will Smith at the scene.

In the statement of Grand Teton National Park, "The three women were attempting to ascend the East Face of Teewinot Mountain. The East Face is the typical route to the summit of Teewinot and also the easiest. It is rated a class 4.0 climb, meaning that it consists of exposed rock climbing but is not considered technical in nature. Though the route is frequently climbed without ropes, the terrain is very steep and good route-finding skills, mountaineering experience, and caution are essential. The climbers were well off the East Face route and in much more difficult technical terrain when the fall occurred. They were not using ropes at the time of the fall and were apparently trying to find the proper route." 

Also, they added that the rescuers and the emergency medical personnel came in to action right after receiving the call for help. But the two climbers who fell at approximately 200 feet suffered a fatal fall and the rescuers could only do their best to revive them.

Moreover, in the park statement, the helicopters transferred the bodies to Teton County Coroner Dr. Brent Blue. 

While the rescuers were attending to the deceased body, they received another call for help from Doug Lawton, 45, from Alpine, Wyoming. Lawton was hiking alone scaling up when he accidentally pulled a rock that hit and injured him. He was rescued by a helicopter and was sent to St. John's Medical Center in Jackson, Wyoming.

Last May 17, Journal Sentinel Online reported that a Milwaukee native was also killed at Grand Teton National Park caused by an avalanche. Luke Lynch was skiing when a wet slough avalanche occurred that swept him down.