Man Suffers Cardiac Arrest While Biking Capital Crescent Trail: MCFRS

BETHESDA, MD — A 65-year-old man suffered a fatal cardiac arrest while biking the Capital Crescent Trail in Bethesda, Patch was told Wednesday.

First responders with the Montgomery County Fire and Rescue Service were alerted at about 3 p.m. on Tuesday to reports of an injured person who had fallen while on the trail.

At the scene, a man was found in cardiac arrest on the Capital Crescent Trail bridge over River Road.

Daniel Ogren, an MCFRS assistant chief, told Patch that the man had been riding his bike when he suddenly stopped, remarked he was feeling unwell and collapsed.

The man was pronounced dead at the scene after resuscitation efforts proved unsuccessful.

The case was later turned over to the Montgomery County Police, which stated Wednesday that it was not investigating the incident.