September 9, 2010

Hikers died of natural causes

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The Los Angeles Times reports that foul play has been eliminated from the cause of death in two hikers. “Two elderly hikers found dead last week in a remote Sierra Nevada wilderness both died of natural causes, one from a heart attack and the other of injuries and exposure to freezing temperatures, an El Dorado [...]

Hiker dies in Los Padres National Forest

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A Goleta man died from apparent heat exhaustion or heat-related illness. The full story is at the Independent.