Man Found Prostrate on the Ground at Trancas

• Authorities Still Have No Information on Unusual Incident

BY BILL KONEKER

Questions about why a man was found lying on the ground on Monday morning near the intersection of Trancas Canyon Road and Pacific Coast Highway remain unanswered, according to authorities.
“They took him to the hospital,” said a spokesperson for the Los Angeles Sheriff’s Department, who indicated that they did not know what happened to the man. “There did not appear to be any evidence of violence,” he said.
A spokesperson for the Los Angeles County Fire Department could shed little further light on the incident. “They do not know the circumstances,” said Maria Grycan, a spokesperson for the county agency. “The firefighters suspect he fell down.”
Many motorists traveling near the west Malibu intersection saw the man lying on the north side of PCH as several paramedics, a sheriff’s vehicle and an ambulance converged on the incident site at about 8:30 a.m.
Because it is a medical call, authorities could not reveal the name of the man, his condition or any other information.