A Beverly Hills man was found dead in the Franklin Canyon area near the Hollywood Hills, the Los Angeles County coroner’s office said today.
Ralph Ehrenpreis was 72, said coroner’s Lt. Larry Dietz. An autopsy was pending to determine the cause of death.
Firefighters responded at 4:29 p.m. Saturday to a call of a man down with CPR in progress off Franklin Canyon Drive, according to Brian Humphrey of the Los Angeles Fire Department. The man was pronounced dead at the scene, he said.
Police and a representative from the Santa Monica Mountains Conservancy went to the scene, Humphrey said.
There were no immediate indications that Ehrenpreis met with foul play, Humphrey said.
The area is popular with hikers.
