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Woman found dead on Valley mountain trail

The deceased has been identified as a 61-year-old woman.

PHOENIX — Editor's note: Authorities initially identified the victim as an adult male, this information has since been revised.

Firefighters with the Phoenix Fire Department have found a woman on hiking trails near North Mountain Park who was found to be "beyond resuscitation efforts," said officials with the department.

Crews found the woman Tuesday morning near North 7th and West Peoria avenues on one of the park's mountain trails.

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Authorities found the woman unresponsive on the scene, and was later pronounced deceased. She's been identified as 61-year-old Karen O’Conner.

There were no signs of foul play near where O'Conner was found, police said. O'Conner's family last spoke to her on July 22.

At this time information is limited, but officials said the scene is being turned over to the medical examiner to determine how O'Conner died. 

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