Benicia Woman Dies In Horseback Riding Incident

WALNUT CREEK, CA — A Benicia woman died Monday afternoon when she was thrown from a horse in a Walnut Creek park, a city spokeswoman said Tuesday. Cynthia Naboisek, 64, was pronounced dead in the Shell Ridge Open Space at 1035 Castle Rock Road when paramedics found her.

Walnut Creek spokeswoman Gayle Vassar said the fall was reported to police and the Contra Costa County Fire Protection District at 3:06 p.m.

The horse also died after it fell off a trail and into a ravine.

Vassar said there was no sign of foul play. Animal Control was called to retrieve the horse's remains.

By Bay City News Service

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