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."

Rocky Mountain Park Rangers are searching for 23-year-old Nebraska man Blake Kieckhafer, who went missing in the park after he was dropped off by a ride share service.