Authorities calling 83-year-old hiker's death in Marin County suspicious

MARIN COUNTY, Calif. (KGO) -- An elderly man hiking on a remote road in the North Bay has died and investigators are calling his death "suspicious," law enforcement officials said.

The Marin County Sheriff's Office says the 83-year-old man was found with a head injury Friday near Wild Iris Road and Sir Francis Drake Boulevard in the San Geronimo Valley

A friend says he saw the man hiking, but later found him on the ground severely injured.

The man was taken to the hospital where he later died.

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Investigators do not have a suspect right now, but say they've received multiple calls about a person with a gun in the area.

Officers cannot confirm if those reports and the man's death are connected.

Bay City News contributed to this report.

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