An 80-year-old man was found dead Wednesday on a hiking trail in Rancho Bernardo.
The man was reported missing this morning after he went on a walk in the Lake Hodges Recreation Area, according to the San Diego Police Department.
KGTV reported that the man started his walk at 10:30 a.m., and was reported missing three hours later.
The San Diego Fire-Rescue Department first reported the incident as an open-space rescue at 2:36 p.m. First responders in a helicopter spotted the man on the ground and those on scene pronounced him dead, according to the SDPD.
Neither the man’s name nor a cause of death was available. An investigation is ongoing.
City News Service contributed to this article.
