Coroner IDs Pacific Crest Trail Hiker As San Diego Man

ANZA, CA — A San Diego hiker who died while trekking the Pacific Crest Trail near Anza was identified Friday by the Riverside County Sheriff's Department Coroner's Bureau. His identity was released following notification of next of kin, the coroner's office said.

Ian Maclurg, 43, was hiking in the Anza area when the "hiker down," 911 call was made Thursday, according to reports.

Shortly after 11:30 a.m., emergency responders rushed to the Coyote Canyon Road area near the Pacific Crest Trail California Section B, where Mclurg was last seen.

Cal Fire/Riverside County Fire Department spokesperson Tawny Castro stated that crews attempted to reach the patient, who was suffering from an unspecified medical emergency, but were unable, and requested assistance from the county's sheriff's aviation unit.

Sheriff's aviation deputies made contact with the hiker and provided medical aid, but the hiker was pronounced dead at the scene, according to Sgt. Robert Martinez of the Riverside County Sheriff's Department.

The sheriff's aviation unit airlifted Maclurg's remains away from the remote area on the hiking trail.

No additional information was immediately available.