A mountain biker died Saturday after helping to get emergency crews to a group of hikers who were suffering dehydration in San Diego County.
A group of cyclists in Jacumba found four hikers who had no food or water and were experiencing heat exhaustion, Cal Fire Capt. Brent Pascua told. Two of the cyclists went to the trailhead to meet with emergency crews and give them GPS coordinates to the hikers.
Cal Fire San Diego crews in the area of Carrizo Gorge after a report Saturday that four hikers were suffering from dehydration.Emergency crews found one cyclist, who was not identified, about a quarter-mile from the trailhead. The person, who was unresponsive, was carried back to an air-conditioned pickup truck, Pascua said."That's where they worked on the patient, tried to provide lifesaving measures, and ultimately the patient was pronounced at 5:45 p.m.," Pascua said.
The San Diego County Sheriff’s Department closed some trails Saturday because of the extreme heat. The sheriff's department did not immediately respond to a request for more information about the dead cyclist.
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