Mountain Biker Dies Helping to Rescue Distressed Hikers Near US-Mexico Border

A rocky landscape dominates the desert mountains along the US-Mexico border east of Jacumba, Calif., on April 4, 2008. David McNew/Getty Images

JACUMBA, Calif.—A mountain biker died after helping authorities locate four distressed hikers in the Carrizo Gorge area in the Jacumba Mountains, authorities said July 16.

Cal Fire San Diego responded at 2:45 p.m. Saturday to a distress call, and with the assistance of three mountain bikers, officials were able to locate the hikers a quarter-mile east of the trailhead, authorities said.