Hiker dies on Bump and Grind trail in Palm Desert

The Riverside County Sheriff’s Department is now investigating the death of a hiker in Palm Desert.

The coroner’s office said 61-year old George Basanda died just before 1 p.m. on the Bump and Grind trail Saturday.

The sheriff’s department tells us the Palm Desert resident was found around noon by hikers.

Rescue crews were not able to save him. The sheriff’s department said foul play was not immediately suspected, but the cause of death is still under investigation.

Temperatures were well in the triple digits at the time of Basanda’s death.