Jewish Teenager Dies Suddenly On Alaska Hiking Trip

Bear Glacier is seen in the Kenai Fjords National Park in 2015 in Seward, Alaska. Bear Glacier is the largest glacier in Kenai Fjords National Park. A teenager recently collapsed and died, reportedly of cardiac issues, in Kenai Fjords National Park, a month into a group hike through the Harding Icefield trail according to park officials. MANDEL NGAN/AFP VIA GETTY IMAGES.

A Jewish teenager from the Detroit area Michigan died suddenly on July 17 while on a Camp Tamarack hiking trip in Alaska.

“Simon Mirkes, 16, of Farmington Hills, Mich., collapsed and died, reportedly of cardiac issues, in Kenai Fjords National Park, a month into a group hike through the Harding Icefield trail,” said park officials.