Two San Diego County residents were among a group of four hikers rescued yesterday morning in the Sierra Nevada.
One of the hikers, Phyllis Hall, 62, of Clackamas, Ore., died at a Truckee hospital a short time later, apparently from hypothermia, officials said. The others were cold and hungry but unhurt.
Rescuers found the group on the Pacific Crest Trail near Tinker's Knob in Placer County.
Placer County sheriff's Sgt. Robert Dellinger said the four used a cell phone to call 911 after apparently suffering through a night of cold, rainy weather at more than 8,900 feet above sea level.
Dellinger said the hikers were not lost but apparently had not anticipated the cold weather.
The other hikers were Harold Herlan, 65, of San Diego; Pamela Bryant, 49, of El Cajon; and Karen Lafferty, 58, of Hanford.
–A.P. & J.H.J.
Motorcyclist from N.M. dies in head-on accident
LAKESIDE: A motorcyclist was killed yesterday morning when he tried to pass a car along winding Wildcat Canyon Road and drove into oncoming traffic.
Bruce Carver, 58, of Thoreau, N.M., was driving north on his Harley-Davidson about 11:30 a.m. about a half-mile north of Louis Stelzer County Park when he went to pass a slower-moving vehicle and collided with a southbound Toyota.
Paramedics tried to save Carver, but he died at the scene.
The crash is being investigated as an accident, and the driver of the Toyota was not cited. No other injuries were reported.
–J.H.J.
Woman fatally injured in crash is identified
ESCONDIDO: A woman who was killed in a crash Friday has been identified by the Medical Examiner's Office as Shawn McFate, 55, of Escondido.
McFate's Volkswagen Bug collided with a Chevrolet Avalanche about 4 p.m. at El Norte Parkway and Vista Verde Drive, authorities said.
She was taken to Palomar Medical Center, where she died about 5:30 p.m., the Medical Examiner's Office said.
–P.R.
Man arrested after Carlsbad knife attack
CARLSBAD: A man was stabbed in what might have been a gang-related attack Friday night, police said.
The victim suffered a 3-inch cut to his arm and a 3-inch cut to his stomach. He was taken to a hospital by helicopter, where he was reported in stable condition, said Carlsbad police Sgt. Keith Blackburn.
The incident was reported about 10:40 p.m. Officers responded within one minute to the location on Harding Street near Magnolia Avenue, where they found the victim bleeding from the knife wounds.
A 24-year-old man who was running from the area with a knife was arrested.
Blackburn said that police think the suspect and victim were visiting friends at two homes on Harding Street.
–S.S.
Robber fires at employee in liquor store, takes cash
MISSION VALLEY: A robber pointed a gun at three male employees at a liquor store, firing a shot at one who tried to deter him, grabbed some cash and ran to a waiting car early yesterday, police said.
The holdup was reported shortly after 12 a.m. at Valley Liquor on Hotel Circle South.
A robber wearing a blue motorcycle helmet walked into the store. He pointed a black pistol at the employees and demanded money, San Diego police Sgt. Rich Nemetz said.
One clerk tried to knock the gun from the robber's hand. The robber fired at him, missed and took cash from one of the registers. He ran out and left in a newer, four-door, gray Chrysler sedan driven by a woman with blond hair.
The victims described the robber as a white man in his 20s, 5 feet 8 inches tall, weighing 185 pounds and wearing a gray shirt and gray pants.
–P.R.
Staff writers J. Harry Jones, Pauline Repard and Susan Shroder and The Associated Press contributed to this report.
