UPDATE: 1:20 p.m.
According to a witness on scene, the mountain biker has successfully been rescued and taken to hospital by ambulance. The extend of the cyclist’s injuries are unknown at this time.
ORIGINAL 11:30 a.m.
West Kelowna fire crews are responding to reports of an injured mountain biker on the Smith Creek Road trail.
At around 10:15 a.m., crews received a call of a mountain biker with a hip injury about one kilometre up the trail at the end of Smith Creek Road.
The ambulance arrived on scene around 11:10 a.m.
Crews sent a four-wheel drive all terrain utility vehicle up the trail to get the injured mountain biker down safely. As of 11:10 a.m., the biker was still on the trail and has yet to be brought down.
This is the second time in a week that emergency crews have been called to this trail to help an injured mountain biker.
Just last week on Sunday (June 13), crews rescued a woman on the same trail. The woman was later brought to hospital with a leg injury.
The Capital News will update this story as soon as more information becomes available.
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