A Missouri man died after collapsing at a national river in northern Arkansas, officials said.
The National Park Service said authorities responded around 6:30 p.m. Thursday to an area of the Buffalo National River on reports that a man had been struggling to breathe.
Park rangers and Newton County deputies arrived to find 66-year-old James Long of Springfield, Mo. unresponsive, the Park Service said.
He died after emergency crews brought him to a hospital, the agency said.
Long had been recreating at the Buffalo River and had collapsed while walking back to his vehicle, officials said in a statement Friday.
"The National Park Service appreciates the efforts made by everyone involved and offers our deepest condolences to the family," the statement read.