A dead tree fell across a trail to Lena Lake on Jan. 15, killing two women from Kitsap County who were hiking.

Two women were killed by a falling tree in the Olympia National Forest. According to the Kitsap Sun, Christine Mutchler, 70, ...

A tragic accident on the Lena Lake Trail in Brinnon claimed the lives of two hikers last week, the Jefferson County Sheriff's ...

Around noon on Jan. 15, three women were hiking the Lena Lake Trail near Lena Lake when a large, dead evergreen tree broke ...

A third person in their group was able to call for help ...

Jefferson County sheriff’s detective Sgt. Derek Allen identified the two women as 70-year-old Christine Mutchler and ...

In back-to-back tragedies, two women in their 70s were killed by a falling tree in Olympic National Forest and 2 climbers were killed in Mount Rainier National Park.

BRINNON — Two women died after a tree fell in Olympic National Forest.

Image via Getty Images A routine hike in Washington's Olympic National Forest turned to tragedy. Two hikers died after being ...

The pair had plenty of experience in the outdoors.

Two hikers tragically killed when dead tree fell on popular Lena Lake trail in Olympic National Forest. Third hiker survived ...

Two hikers have died after a dead tree fell on a popular trail in the Olympic National Forest.