( CNN ) -- Lightning strikes killed two people in two days in Rocky Mountain National Park in Colorado , said Kyle Patterson , public information officer at the park . Both strikes hit the people on trails off Trail Ridge Road at elevations of 10,829 and 11,400 feet , Patterson said . On Saturday afternoon , lightning hit four people near Rainbow Curve trail , he said . They were taken by ambulance to Estes Park Medical Center where one man died , he said . The man was not identified . On Friday , lightning hit eight people on the Ute Crossing Trail , about 500 feet from the trailhead , Patterson said . Rebecca R. Teilhet , 42 , of Yellow Springs , Ohio , died on the scene , Patterson said . An air ambulance landed during periods when the weather broke and two others , including her husband , were taken to Estes Park Medical Center , he said . Five of the other hikers transported themselves to the medical center . The park 75 miles from Denver had not had a lightning death since 2000 , when a technical climber was struck on the Diamond on Longs Peak , Patterson said . Dr. Martin Koschnitzke , of the Estes Park Medical Center , speaking to CNN affiliate KUSA , urged walkers to be aware of changing weather conditions . `` We ca n't emphasize enough that when it starts getting dark and clouds are forming , it 's time to get down , '' he said . `` My understanding is this group was actually in the process of doing that and still got caught , which is really a sad thing . '' Fire lieutenant resuscitated after lightning strike in Ohio .
NEW : Strikes happened on trails in the Ute Crossing Trail . NEW : A man died , 10 others injured Saturday . NEW : On Saturday , a woman from Denver was killed , three injured . Hikers urged to be aware when storm clouds gather , they should head to lower ground .