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Post by alex on Jun 29, 2010 19:12:09 GMT -5
Dispatch is reporting Life Flight has been dispatched to Scales Lake to remove a rider with head trauma that hit a tree. Bumps and bruises are common for all of us, but things like this make us remember that any slight problem can change your life in a instant.
Hope whomever it is has a full recovery.
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Post by Tim on Jun 29, 2010 21:15:38 GMT -5
I hope he had a helmet. It's so second nature for me, i could not imagine riding without one. It was actually scales lake where a stick went through my helmet after one of my classic flips of misfortune.
I also hope the rider is ok, if anyone hears anything else please keep us posted.
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Post by freerideco on Jun 29, 2010 21:42:57 GMT -5
Just heard that he had a concussion but will be ok. Got a text from his son who was a student of mine last year. I'll post an update if anything changes.
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Post by freerideco on Jun 29, 2010 23:21:16 GMT -5
It looks like he crashed on the section across the road from the petting zoo. I'm sure we're all familiar with it. It's the really steep downhill that bypasses the new s-berms. He carried too much speed down that steep hill and crashed going over the little hill/jump after it. His son wasn't sure what exactly happened because he was too far behind him, but that's basically how it happened. I'm guessing he went OTB and hit his head pretty hard. His son came up on the scene, called 911, the fire department carried him out and you know the rest. They're keeping him overnight but he's going to be fine.
He is a very good rider that rides out there a lot. He always wears a helmet, which I'm sure is toast at this point. I've met the ground off that jump a few times myself. I prefer the s-berms since they've been built. Just be sure to watch your speed going into it. Jumping off the top of that hill is just begging for a flat landing. Pre-jumping it is definitely the best way to get over it if you want to catch some air. Have fun, ride smart.
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Post by daniel240 on Jun 30, 2010 7:47:35 GMT -5
Glad to hear that he is ok and that he was wearing a helmet. That is a pretty tricky section because it is so hard to judge your speed on that downhill before you hit that jump/hill. Just a slight change in speed can be the difference between landing smoothly on it to crashing hard. I too have been using the S berm on that section lately and actually like it better than the downhill. I never even knew that S berm was there until recently when I rode that section backwards.
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Post by freerideco on Jun 30, 2010 11:23:49 GMT -5
Looks like he's laid up for another day. The neck brace is off but he has a small fracture in his back.
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Post by Tim on Jun 30, 2010 16:44:49 GMT -5
Good deal, hope he'll be able to get back on the saddle soon. I've always wondered what liabilities Scales lake has for the riders of it's trails. Is it written or documented anywhere ? If I rode there as much as others, i would demand they have a medical center. Just for me, cause......  |
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Post by nathan on Jun 30, 2010 20:10:11 GMT -5
I was out there today and everything seemed normal. There was still some medical refuse at the site of the crash, like a CPR or oxygen mask. That was kinda creepy.
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Post by bigdogjake on Jun 30, 2010 21:05:41 GMT -5
im the son of the man the crashed out of scales yesterday hes doin good.. we asked him if he knew what happened and he said he was in a bobsled accident,, i was like not exactly pops. should be coming home tomorrow. cant wait to get him back out there fractured t10 might hold him back for a couple weeks although its a compression fracture so its not technically broke just squished.
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Post by nathan on Jun 30, 2010 21:10:36 GMT -5
Good to hear he's doing well.  I had a wreck in the exact same spot a couple years ago but only sustained a couple broken ribs and a sprained ankle. |
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Post by Tim on Jul 1, 2010 6:54:50 GMT -5
wow, lower back. He should feel blessed because he could have easily lost the use of his legs with an injury there. I'm not old by any means (41) but I'm a little more cautious these days. I still push the boundaries of my own abilities though. Glad to hear he's ok!!  |
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Post by bigdogjake on Jul 1, 2010 10:15:18 GMT -5
hes 38 and still kickin! runs 9-13 miles every saturday.. and whoops my butt out on those trails.. i was pushing him a lil to hard on tuesday.. freak accident.. coming home today. remembers the family now still way out of it  |
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Post by Tim on Jul 11, 2010 14:37:53 GMT -5
Hey, hows the old man doing ? better I hope ! |
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Post by freerideco on Jul 14, 2010 21:52:39 GMT -5
He's pretty much back to normal but his vision is still screwed up. Should be back on the trails in a couple of weeks.
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