Man suffers fatal injuries in fall from horse

Cal Fire said the man died en route to a local hospital after falling from a horse outside of town on Saturday.|
MARY CALLAHAN
THE PRESS DEMOCRAT

A 60-year-old man was killed when he fell from a horse Saturday evening in a rural part of Fort Bragg in Mendocino County emergency personnel said.

The fall occurred around 7 p.m. off Simpson Lane, Cal Fire Capt. Mike Sacheli said. A REACH Air Medical Services helicopter was dispatched to try to pick up the man for quick transport to a regional hospital but was unable to land, Sacheli said.

A ground ambulance did take the man to Mendocino Coast District Hospital, but he did not survive his injuries, Sacheli said.

No other details were immediately available.

You can reach Staff Writer Mary Callahan at 707-521-5249 or mary.callahan@pressdemocrat.com. On Twitter @MaryCallahanB.

UPDATED: Please read and follow our commenting policy:
  • This is a family newspaper, please use a kind and respectful tone.
  • No profanity, hate speech or personal attacks. No off-topic remarks.
  • No disinformation about current events.
  • We will remove any comments — or commenters — that do not follow this commenting policy.
Send a letter to the editor