TWENTYNINE PALMS MAN FOUND DEAD ON A PALM SPRINGS TRAIL

A Twentynine Palms man was discovered dead yesterday (June 20, 2018) afternoon on a Palm Springs hiking trail. The Palm Springs Police Department said Christopher Wathen, 40, was found on the Skyline Trail located near Museum Drive, above the Palm Springs Art Museum at about 2:30 p.m. The Riverside County Coroner’s office said Wathen was pronounced dead at the scene. A police spokesman said, no information was yet available on a cause of death but there were no signs of foul play.