A mountain biker plunged to his death while riding along a cliff in Northern California, authorities said.

Alejandro Lugo of Florida had been biking on Butcher Trail when he fell over the side of a mountain Sunday east of Downieville, according to the Sierra County Sheriff’s Office.

Search crews were dispatched to rescue the biker, but they weren’t able to locate him until about 3 a.m. Monday, Plumas News reported.

However, due to the steepness of the mountain, they weren’t able to safely reach him, authorities said.

Later that day, they sent a Blackhawk rescue helicopter from Naval Station Fallon to hoist up his body from the bottom of the ravine.

No further details were released about the circumstances surrounding the incident.

With Post wires