So much for the alleged "health benefits" of this destructive
sport....
Mike
In the News
Posted AT 9:57 PM EDT on 26/02/07
Body of Canadian cyclist found in Bolivia
Associated Press
LA PAZ — Bolivian police confirmed Monday that a body found in a
ravine near a mountain pass above La Paz was that of a missing
Canadian cyclist believed to have been travelling a nearby highway.
An Update:
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/RTGAM.20070709.wboliviacdn0710/BNStory/International/home
Bolivia may have found clue in death of Canadian
Associated Press
July 9, 2007 at 11:45 PM EDT
LA PAZ — Police raiding an apartment in Bolivia's capital found a
mountain bike that may have belonged to a Canadian tourist found dead
earlier this year, along with backpacks, passport and credits cards
apparently stolen from tourists, authorities said.
Simon Matthew Boily, 23, of Alma, Que., set out Jan. 21 to cycle down
a treacherous mountain highway through the Andean foothills near La
Paz. His body — but not his expensive mountain bike — was found a
month later in a ravine near the road about 25 kilometres from the
city.
On Monday, Bolivian police executing a search warrant on a pair of
suspected criminals' La Paz apartment found a bike similar to Mr.
Boily's stashed along with an assortment of items apparently stolen
from tourists. They also found marijuana and a .38-calibre pistol.
“We suspect that [the bicycle] could belong to the Canadian tourist
who died six months ago, also in a robbery,” government prosecutor
Alain Canedo said.
Police had been initially unsure whether Mr. Boily's death was
accidental or the result of foul play.
Further investigation is still needed, however, before the bike can be
definitively tied to Mr. Boily, officials said.
The apartment's residents, whom police believe to be Peruvian, had
fled before authorities arrived.
Mr. Boily had planned to travel to the popular tourist town Coroico,
about 50 kilometres northwest of La Paz, where he may have been
seeking volunteer work, Canadian officials said.
The La Paz-Coroico highway, known as the “Highway of Death” for its
hairpin turns and precipitous drop-offs, has become a favourite with
foreign cyclists though traffic wrecks along it have claimed hundreds
of lives over the years.
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I am working on creating wildlife habitat that is off-limits to
humans ("pure habitat"😉. Want to help? (I spent the previous 8
years fighting auto dependence and road construction.)
Please don't put a cell phone next to any part of your body that you are fond of!