Male Hiker Found Deceased In Angeles National Forest

[Hiker Phil]

ANGELES NATIONAL FOREST (CBSLA.com) — Officials said a hiker walking near Inspiration Point in the Angeles National Forest Sunday afternoon spotted the body of a man in a ravine below.

Members of the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department’s Air 5 Unit, located the deceased at approximately 1:20 p.m.

The victim was pronounced dead at the scene.

The body was air-lifted to Farnsworth Park in Altadena where the victim was examined by a member of the LA County Coroner’s office.

After a preliminary examination, the cause of death was listed as trauma sustained in a fall from the steep trail.

The man was a resident of Los Angeles. His name was withheld until next of kin could be notified.

http://losangeles.cbslocal.com/2013/08/ ... al-forest/

[Hikin_Jim]

HJ

[AlanK]

http://laist.com/2013/08/26/male_hiker_found_dead.php

[HikeUp]

Thanks Alan.

[Hikin_Jim]

Yes, thank you, Alan.

I wonder if something precipitated the fall. I guess we'll never know.

HJ

[AlanK]

I wonder if something precipitated the fall. I guess we'll never know.HJ

I go to Inspiration point once in a while. I guess that the fall was from the Castle Canyon Trail because it has the steepest slopes. It never seemed particularly dangerous, but there are several places where a little inattention could have dire consequences.

Terribly sad in any case.

[Teejate]

Shit.
He was an investigative writer and producer for KTTV FOX 11 News. That's one intense gig.
Some nice remembrances of him here. Seemed like a good man.
One of his friends said he was an avid hiker.
Sad story.

http://www.myfoxla.com/story/23259281/f ... g-accident