David Lopez, 49, collapsed and became unresponsive while approaching Lake Helen, authorities said.
Just before 7 p.m. on May 17, the sheriff’s office received an emergency alert at 9,500 feet along the Avalanche Gulch route, the sheriff’s office said in a news release. Lopez had collapsed and become unresponsive while approaching Lake Helen with his climbing partner.The onset of darkness prevented the CHP from performing an air rescue, but climbing rangers with the USFS managed to reach Lopez, according to the sheriff’s office.
A sheriff’s deputy met the rangers at the trailhead, where he pronounced Lopez dead shortly before 11 p.m. and notified his next of kin, according to the sheriff’s office.Posted to Facebook, the sheriff’s office news release drew heartfelt comments from people who knew Lopez. Monterey County Supervisor Wendy Root Askew was among them.
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