MCSO: Man dies hiking Elephant Mountain Trail in Cave Creek
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Posted: 01/20/2013
CAVE CREEK, AZ - The Maricopa County Sheriff's Office says a man died while hiking in Cave Creek Sunday morning.
The Rural Metro Fire Department says they believe the man had a heart attack before falling approximately 5 to 10 feet.
Sheriff's spokesperson Brandon Jones said the man, approximately 58-years-old, was hiking with a group of people about two miles in on the Elephant Mountain Trail.
The group called 911 and started CPR, but the man did not survive.
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