BODY FOUND MAY BE THAT OF MISSING MAN.Byline: Daily News SANTA CLARITA Santa Clarita, city (1990 pop. 110,642), Los Angeles co., S Calif., suburb 30 mi (48 km) NW of downtown Los Angeles, on the Santa Clara River; inc. 1987. Situated in the Santa Clara valley and nearby canyons, Santa Clarita includes the former towns of Canyon Country, - A man's body discovered Friday near the Antelope Valley Freeway The Antelope Valley Freeway is a freeway in Los Angeles and Kern counties in southern California. It is signed as California State Highway 14 along its length. It connects Greater Los Angeles to the rapidly developing Antelope Valley. apparently was that of a missing mountain biker bik·er n. 1. One who rides a bicycle or a motorbike. 2. A motorcyclist, especially a member of a motorcycle gang. biker Noun a person who rides a motorcycle . The find near the freeway at Cedar Valley Cedar Valley may refer to:
Detectives were trying to confirm the man's identity, Westin said. An air and ground search had been under way for a mountain biker who called his wife that morning from his cell phone, asking for help, officials said. Daniel Gendron, 22, left his Santa Clarita home about 6:30 p.m. Thursday for a bike ride on Placerita Canyon Road, east of the Antelope Valley Freeway, said Lt. Steve Dolan of the Santa Clarita Valley The Santa Clarita Valley is the valley of the Santa Clara River in Southern California. It stretches through Los Angeles County and Ventura County. Its main population center is the city of Santa Clarita. The valley was part of the 48,612-acre (19,672. sheriff's station. He did not return home and by late Friday was still missing. About 6:30 a.m. Friday, Gendron called his wife from his cell phone, asking for help, but his phone went dead, police said. The Santa Clarita Valley Search and Rescue team, along with two other teams from surrounding areas, used helicopters and horses in their search for the missing man, Dolan said. At the time, police didn't suspect a crime, but maybe that the man was lost or injured. ``This gentleman goes mountain biking mountain biking Sports medicine A sport in which participants use specialized bicycles to navigate rough, steep trails covered with unforgiving rocks Injury risk Concussions, fractures, death. See Extreme sport, Novelty seeking behavior. all the time,'' Dolan said. ``The unusual part is he didn't come home last night.'' CAPTION(S): photo Photo: (color -- ran in AV edition only) Pete Burnstein, captain of the sheriff's posse, perpares his horse Ranger to join in the search for a missing mountain biker. |
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