Woman dies after rope swing accident at Folsom Lake near Rattlesnake Bar

California State Parks confirmed an incident at Folsom Lake near Rattlesnake Bar involving a rope swing resulted in a fatality Saturday. State Parks received a call reporting an unconscious 23-year-old female coming into the Rattlesnake boat ramp around 12:30 p.m. Barry Smith, chief ranger for the Gold Fields District of State Parks, said a ranger was in the area and responded when the boat came in. Smith confirmed South Placer Fire District also responded and CPR efforts were conducted. According to Smith, the woman fell from a rope swing above Rattlesnake Bar. Smith said the woman was transported to a hospital, where she was pronounced deceased. "It's tragic. This is a young woman who had her whole life ahead of her. We want people to think when they go out there. There are risks whether you're going boating or swimming. The same goes for jumping or swinging off something," Smith said Tuesday afternoon in an interview with Gold Mountain California News Media, noting there is submerged debris, the water moves fast and trees are closer to the surface with this year's high water. State Parks has since cut down the rope swing. Smith confirmed rangers cut down swings on a daily or weekly basis around the Folsom Lake and Lake Natoma areas, as jumping, swinging and diving are illegal activities. "If we see a rope swing, we take it down," he said. Smith noted State Parks wants to prevent incidents of this nature. "We don't want this to happen to someone again," he said. "It's not safe to swing from any rope swing, no matter where it is. What appears safe is just not safe." KCRA Sacramento identified the woman as Kathryn "Katie" Hoedt, who produced its 8 a.m. newscast. Andy Hoedt, Kathryn's father, told KCRA more should be done to ensure this doesn't happen again. "Either cutting them down or even better yet cutting the branch off and getting rid of the branch at all, so you can't fashion anything there," Hoedt said. "We don't want this to happen to anyone else, ever, and that's important to us."