Crime & Safety
Mountain Biker Dies Helping to Rescue Hikers In Jacumba Mountains
One mountain biker that helped authorities find distressed hikers Saturday died while awaiting medical transport, officials said.
JACUMBA, CA — A mountain biker died after helping authorities locate four distressed hikers in the Carrizo Gorge area in the Jacumba Mountains, authorities said Sunday.
Cal Fire San Diego responded at 2:45 p.m. Saturday to a distress call, and with the assistance of three mountain bikers, officials were able to locate the hikers a quarter-mile east of the trailhead, authorities said.
Shortly afterward, a San Diego County Sheriff's Department helicopter was sent to treat the hikers, but all declined transport and were released.
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Two of the three mountain bikers were also treated and released, with both refusing transport, Cal Fire officials told City News Service.
The third biker was placed in an air-conditioned vehicle while waiting for a mercy eight helicopter ambulance to provide transport to the nearest hospital.
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"While being transported, the biker went into CPR status and was pronounced dead on scene," a Cal Fire official said.
No further information about the victim was immediately available.
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