"After a group of four hikers became lost Saturday in a remote, mountainous region of Riverside County, a fellow hiker in their group - fearing for their safety - struck out on his own to search for them, authorities said. The four hikers were later found and rescued by units with the Riverside County Sheriff's Office. But the man who went to help them was discovered dead at the bottom of a 150-foot rock face."
"The Riverside County Sheriff's Office said they received a call at 8:26 p.m. Saturday about the group of lost hikers near State Route 74 in Anza. The department's aviation and mountain rescue units were called out. The initial group of four lost hikers was located by air, and rescuers hoisted them to safety. The department continued the search and found the other hiker at the bottom of the steep vertical stretch of rock. He was pronounced dead at the scene."
Riverside County Sheriff's Office units responded after receiving a call at 8:26 p.m. Saturday about a group of lost hikers near State Route 74 in Anza. A fellow hiker fearing for the group's safety left the party to search for them. Aviation and mountain rescue units located the initial group of four by air and hoisted them to safety. Rescuers continued the search and later found the other hiker at the bottom of a steep, 150-foot rock face; he was pronounced dead at the scene. The surviving hikers were taken to the sheriff's Lake Hemet Mountain Station for medical evaluation. The county Coroner's Bureau has taken over the investigation, and the deceased hiker's name has not been released.
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