Ima M. King, 82, of Knoxville, experienced cardiac distress at the visitor contact station and bookstore area near Cable Mill. Rangers responded to the report at 2:31 p.m., and bystanders and rangers both performed live-saving measures including CPR and use of an AED. However, King remained unresponsive and was pronounced dead at 3 p.m.
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Woman dies in Cades Cove due to cardiac distress
A visitor to the Great Smoky Mountains National Park died Tuesday, Sept. 29, following a cardiac event in Cades Cove.