MOAB — A California teen died of dehydration after hiking in Moab Monday.

The 15-year-old Stockton girl was hiking with her 34-year-old mother along the Porcupine Rim Trail on U-128 when she became dehydrated, according to a statement from Grand County Sheriff's office.

Bikers on the same trail performed CPR on the girl until rescue workers arrived. She was unresponsive to the rescue efforts and was pronounced dead at the scene.

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Her mother was flown to Allen Memorial Hospital in Moab for treatment of dehydration and is expected to make a full recovery.

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