Overview
- A 53-year-old hiker died after a medical emergency on the Mt. Wilson trail, where friends and other hikers were already giving CPR when rescuers arrived.
- Sierra Madre Fire Department crews and police attempted to resuscitate him at the scene before he was pronounced dead.
- Sierra Madre police report no evidence of foul play, with the Los Angeles County Medical Examiner set to determine the cause of death.
- Police closed the trail during the emergency response then reopened it later that afternoon.
- It is the second death in a week, after a fall on a fixed-rope section, on a route described as rocky, exposed, and steep.