A Colorado politician died suddenly Friday after collapsing as he hiked one of the state’s highest mountains. He was 45.

Joe Anderson — the mayor pro tem of Englewood, Co., south of Denver — was struggling to breathe before he lost consciousness while exploring the lower slopes of Quandary Peak in Summit County, the Denver Gazette reported.

Hikers rushed to his aid and began CPR before deputies and emergency responders took over around 6:40 a.m., but their efforts were unsuccessful and Anderson was pronounced dead at the scene.

Anderson’s official cause of death will be determined by the coroner.

Quandary Peak, about six miles south of…

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