[pct-l] Section A fatality Saturday

[david at emeraldlake.com (David Plotnikoff)]

Note that this is *not* necessarily on the PCT proper. The AP report seems
to indicate the hikers were between Pine Valley and Mt. Laguna ... Still,
pretty close ... Be careful out there.

>    ALPINE, Calif. (AP) ... A hiker died Saturday after getting
>lost in the snow in rural San Diego County but four others
>were rescued, authorities said.
>
>   Border Patrol agents trained in search-and-rescue were
>notified about 7:30 a.m. that five people were lost near
>Corte Madera in Pine Valley, spokesman Richard Kite said.
>
>   The high-elevation area is east of San Diego near the
>Cleveland National Forest.
>
>   The hikers were found after several hours but one died.
>Kite declined to comment on the cause of death.
>
>   The other hikers were taken to area hospitals and there
>was no immediate word on their conditions.
>