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A father of seven dropped dead in front of his 9-year-old son after hiking up hundreds of steps on a notoriously 'heart-pounding' Colorado trail.
Nick Jogolev, 48, died on Saturday after experiencing a medical emergency on the Manitou Incline, about 8.5 miles west of Colorado Springs.
Wife Coral Jogolev said that around the 900th step up the trail, a passerby saw him appearing very pale as he sat with his son, Sasha.
'He was offered Gatorade, drank the Gatorade, got up, and that was it,' Coral told FOX21.
She added that her husband was healthy, never drank or smoked, and was trained to hike the 2,768-step trail with the Cub Scouts that day.
'I know there's people who just go and do that incline, and they're not prepared,' Coral said.
'We've done it every year since we've been a part of this Cub Scout pack, and they're a great pack. They train for it using the Parker Incline, the Castle Rock Incline.'
Colorado Springs website describes The Incline, which garners 250,000 annual visitors, as a ' heart-pounding workout with unmatched views as your reward.'
Nick Jogolev, 48, died on Saturday after experiencing a medical emergency while traversing the Manitou Incline, in Colorado Springs, Colorado (Jogolev pictured with his wife Coral)
The father of seven was hiking with his 9-year-old son named Sasha and the cub scouts up the 2,768-step trail
At the time of his death, the wife said a group of hikers who were doctors and were with a combat medic were nearby, as well as first responders.
'If anybody would have been able to save him, they were there,' she said. 'And there was just nothing anybody could do, from what we know.'
At the time of this report, his cause of death has not been disclosed as his family awaits an autopsy report.
His wife described him as a great father to his seven children who 'were his world.'
Jogolev had three children with his wife and cared for two from her previous relationship, as well as two nieces for whom they had guardianship.
He worked an IT job while Coral stayed home to care for one of the children who has special needs.
A GoFundMe set up by friends to help the family during the difficult time noted that Jogolev was the provider and the family lived paycheck to paycheck.
The fundraiser, which has raised over $60,000, noted that donations will help Coral ensure her children continue to receive the care and support they need.
'He was offered Gatorade, drank the Gatorade, got up, and that was it,' his wife told CBS 8
Colorado Springs website describes The Incline, which garners 250,000 annual visitors, as a ' heart-pounding workout with unmatched views as your reward'
The family's two oldest children were very heartbroken by the loss after facing the death of Coral's ex-partner, who died 10 days earlier.
'We've got a long road ahead of us and a tough one to navigate going forward,' said the wife.
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