Talus Houses, Cavate Alcove and Ladder, Anasazi Ancestral Puebloan Cliff Dwelling, Bandelier National Monument, Frijoles Canyon, Pajarito Plateau, Los Alamos, New Mexico. (Photo by: Ron Reznick/VW Pics/Universal Images Group via Getty Images)
LOS ALAMOS, N.M. - Officials are assessing the area of Bandelier National Monument in northern New Mexico where an Illinois woman was killed when struck by a falling rock while climbing a ladder to reach a canyon alcove.
Monument officials said 54-year-old Brenda Holzer of Yorkville was fatally injured Wednesday while climbing the second of four ladders to reach the Alcove House.
A Bandelier spokesperson said here was no evidence the falling rock was caused by another person and that the Alcove House hadn't experienced a similar incident in recent history.
The spokesperson said officials were "assessing and investigating the entire Alcove House area."
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