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South Coast Man Dies On Dirt Bike Riding Trip

Authorities are trying to determine what led to the death of a South Coast man who disappeared while dirt bike riding over the weekend.

Joseph Echavarria was riding with some friends in rural San Luis Obispo County near Pozo Sunday afternoon when he disappeared. San Luis Obispo County Sheriff’s deputies and the CHP started a search.

Echavarria’s body was discovered. Officials say it appears the 57 year old Goleta man died from natural causes, but an autopsy is pending.

Lance Orozco has been News Director of KCLU since 2001, providing award-winning coverage of some of the biggest news events in the region, including the Thomas and Woolsey brush fires, the deadly Montecito debris flow, the Borderline Bar and Grill attack, and Ronald Reagan's funeral.