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Apparent heart attack
By Gene Baune
On Saturday July 15 at 4:30
pm a page went out for a hiker with chest pains
on the Devil's Slide Trail. Eric Sherman, a 64
year old male from Irvine, began hiking the trail
at 9 am with his wife, son, and his son's
girlfriend. Eric had been feeling poor all day
and upon reaching Saddle Junction began having
chest pains. He rested for a while and felt well
enough to begin the hike down. His chect pains
returned and could also be felt in his right arm.
Approximately 200 yards above Middle Spring he
suffered a mild seizure and lost consciousness.
He breifly regained conciousness before losing it
again.
The US Forest Service responded to a
request for medical assistance at 2:30 pm,
however attempts at CPR were unsuccessful. Since
a number of team members were training in
Yosemite, four of the forest service firefighters
assisted RMRU in the carry out.
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