The Desert Sun has an article about an Orange County man who died on the Skyline Trail. It is a typical Desert Sunarticle with few details. He left at 6:00 AM. and was found about 1:30 PM. 100 feet up the trail. Did he only get 100 feet or did he go up the trail and come back down? Was he 100 feet from where the Skyline trail leaves the Lykken or 100 feet from the bottom. Was he trying to go to the Tram? The Fire Department said he had a body temperature of 108, a sure sign of heat stroke.
Cy Kaicener has sent some additional information from the "Mt. San Jacinto Outdoor Recreation forum". Link to forum The hiker was named Alex Major, 28 years old from Orange County. He was hiking with his girl friend or fiance and they both turned back after the half way point. He made it to near the picnic tables where he couldn't go any farther. His girlfriend made it down. The temperature was well over 100.
Here are more details about Alex Major who was hiking with his girl friend and turned back after the half way point
http://mtsanjacinto.info/viewtopic.php?t=1499
Posted by: Cy Kaicener | May 22, 2009 at 04:06 AM