Jan. 2 (UPI) -- A woman in Colorado has died after a suspected mountain lion attack Thursday, officials said.

Two hikers encountered a mountain lion near the woman’s body along a remote section of the Crosier Mountain trail, which is on a national forest.

A woman was killed in a suspected mountain lion attack in what would be the first fatal attack by one of the predators in the state in more than 25 years, authorities said.

A woman was killed in a suspected mountain lion attack in what would be the first fatal attack by one of the predators in the state in more than 25 years, authorities said.

A woman was killed in a suspected mountain lion attack while she was hiking alone in the mountains of northern Colorado.

A woman was killed in a suspected mountain lion attack while she was hiking alone in the mountains of northern Colorado on Thursday, in what would be the first fatal attack by one of the predators in the state in more than 25 years, authorities said. Shortly before noon, two hikers encountered a mountain lion near the woman’s body along a remote section of the Crosier Mountain trail, which is on a national forest. The hikers threw rocks at the animal to scare it from the immediate area so they could try to help the woman, Van Hoose said.

A woman's death on a trail is being investigated as a suspected deadly mountain lion attack, according to Colorado Parks and Wildlife.