A mountain biker pronounced dead after suffering “severe medical distress” in a remote location near the La Tuna Foot Trail in Shadow Hills was identified Monday as a 61-year-old man.
Firefighters and paramedics were dispatched at 10:44 a.m. Sunday to the La Tuna Foot Trail, according to the Los Angeles Fire Department, and personnel from the Burbank Fire Department were also at scene, the LAFD reported.
The victim was found next to a mountain bike, the LAFD’s Margaret Stewart said. Paramedics performed CPR on the man to no avail, and subsequently pronounced him dead at the scene.
He was identified by the Los Angeles County medical examiner’s office as Modesto Perez of North Hills.
An LAFD helicopter was preparing a hoist operation to transport the victim to a hospital when he was pronounced dead.
The scene was turned over to law enforcement for further investigation, Stewart said.