Hiker Dies From Heat Exhaustion On El Capitan Trail In East County

LAKESIDE, CA — A man among a group of hikers on the El Capitan Trail in Lakeside California died Sunday evening following symptoms of heat exhaustion.

Fire agencies from Barona, Lakeside, Santee and Cal Fire responded to a medical emergency call in the 13000 block of Blue Sky Ranch Road around 6:45 p.m. Sunday, according to CBS8 San Diego.

The deceased, a man in his 20s, told the hikers he was hot, tired and thirsty before he collapsed on the trail, the station reported.

Firefighters initially ordered a rescue helicopter but canceled it when the deceased was discovered in "CPR status, pulse-less and not breathing" the Lakeside Fire Department told CBS8. The unidentified man was pronounced dead at the scene around 7:10 p.m., the station reported.

The man's name was withheld pending notification of next of kin.

— City News Service