Senior Citizen Found Dead On Trail In Rancho Bernardo

SAN DIEGO, CA — An 80-year-old man was found dead Wednesday on a hiking trail in Rancho Bernardo.

The man was reported missing Wednesday morning after he went on a walk in the Lake Hodges Recreation Area, according to the San Diego Police Department.

KGTV reported that the man started his walk at 10:30 a.m., and was reported missing three hours later.

The San Diego Fire-Rescue Department first reported the incident as an open-space rescue at 2:36 p.m. First responders in a helicopter spotted the man on the ground and those on scene pronounced him dead, according to the SDPD.

Neither the man's name nor a cause of death was available. An investigation is ongoing.

— City News Service