SAN BERNARDINO, Calif. (AP) - Authorities say a hiker in distress who was plucked from a Southern California mountain by a sheriff’s helicopter crew later died at a hospital.
Officials say two fellow hikers performed CPR on the man prior to the rescue Sunday from about 10,000 feet in the San Bernardino Mountains.
A San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Department helicopter used an 85-foot hoist to rescue the man, who was flown to Loma Linda University Medical Center, where he was pronounced dead.
The Riverside Press-Enterprise reported Monday (https://bit.ly/2r7dRcF ) that officials did not immediately release a cause of death for the victim, described only as a 45-year-old man.
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Information from: The Press-Enterprise, https://www.pe.com
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