Saanich Fire and BC Ambulance Service responded to Hartland Mountain Bike Park Saturday afternoon to recover an injured cyclist from a steep trail.
Saanich Fire Capt. Russ Abbott said one all-terrain vehicle (ATV) and one side-by-side vehicle were used by emergency crews who went up to the scene.
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The cyclist was on a double-black diamond run called the Green Ribbon Trail which is described to have a “tricky rock face or chute of doom option, a natural rock jump and advanced mandatory log jumps,” according to Trailforks, a trail management system website.
The trail has a 78 metre downhill decline.
Abbott said the cyclist was about two kilometres into the trail but was with a group of people who stayed with him until help arrived.
Emergency crews had to hike part of the way to reach him as the trail became single-track and too narrow for the ATV and side-by-side, Abbott said. The cyclist was conscious but suffered severe lacerations to his face and possible broken bones. Abbott said crews took precautions to protect his spine by using a neck brace.
â¦@SaanichFireâ© crews have responded to Hartland bike park with â¦@BC_EHSâ© for a rider with traumatic injuries.
Crews are with the patient now in difficult terrain.
These types of multi agency calls need Command structure
Great work #Engine2
â¦@saanichâ© pic.twitter.com/EGkqmCN9Kn— Dan Wood (@firechiefwood) November 30, 2019
