Crime & Safety
San Mateo-Santa Cruz Cal Fire Captain Dies In Hiking Accident
David William Lutz, 33, died in an off-duty hiking accident at Pfeiffer Burns State Park near Big Sur.
MONTEREY COUNTY, CA — David William Lutz, a 33-year-old captain with the Cal Fire San Mateo-Santa Cruz Unit died Wednesday in an off-duty hiking accident at Pfeiffer Burns State Park near Big Sur, CalFire and Firefighters Local 2881said on Saturday.
Lutz, a native of Los Gatos and raised in Corralitos, just north of Watsonville, attended the Monterey Fire Academy and began his career as a volunteer firefighter with the Corralitos CAL FIRE station.
David began his career in 2008 as a Fire Fighter I in the San Mateo-Santa Cruz Unit. He most recently was stationed at the El Granada Station within the Half Moon Bay-based Coastside Fire Protection District.
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Lutz is survived by his wife Tisha Lutz, a stepdaughter, two young children and another on the way; parents Michael and Mary Anne Lutz, and eight siblings.
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