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Mike Vandeman
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So much for the alleged health benefits of mountain biking....
Mike
http://www.unionleader.com/article.aspx?headline=Conway+mountain+biker+injured+in+'freak+accident'&articleId=164b927f-3651-4402-adca-e3c64e8a3190:
A Conway mountain biker had to be carried out from a trail leading to
Black Cat Mountain Friday night after he was injured in what
authorities described as a freak accident.
Jim Somerville, 36, was riding with a group of mountain bikers on the
Black Cat Trail around 8:20 p.m. when he collided with a stick,
roughly the size of a quarter in diameter, that was protruding over
the trail. Authorities said the collision jammed the stick into
Somerville, who was in the lead of the group.
"It actually impaled him on the leg, on the outside of his shinbone,"
said Fish & Game Department conservation officer Brian Abrams. "It
was kind of facing uphill, so it basically speared his calf."
Abrams said the group, returning from the top of the mountain, was
about a mile and a half away from the nearest road when the incident
took place.
After Somerville was hurt, another person in his party called for aid
on a mobile phone. Along with the Fish and Game Department, about 15
firefighters from the North Conway and Bartlett fire departments
helped out with the rescue. Somerville was carried out on a litter,
emerging from the trail around 9:55 p.m. He was later taken to
Memorial Hospital in North Conway for treatment of his wounds, Abrams
said.
Abrams said Somerville was an experienced mountain biker, and credited
him for riding in a group. He also credited the group for carrying
mobile phones on their trip.
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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!
http://home.pacbell.net/mjvande
Mike
http://www.unionleader.com/article.aspx?headline=Conway+mountain+biker+injured+in+'freak+accident'&articleId=164b927f-3651-4402-adca-e3c64e8a3190:
A Conway mountain biker had to be carried out from a trail leading to
Black Cat Mountain Friday night after he was injured in what
authorities described as a freak accident.
Jim Somerville, 36, was riding with a group of mountain bikers on the
Black Cat Trail around 8:20 p.m. when he collided with a stick,
roughly the size of a quarter in diameter, that was protruding over
the trail. Authorities said the collision jammed the stick into
Somerville, who was in the lead of the group.
"It actually impaled him on the leg, on the outside of his shinbone,"
said Fish & Game Department conservation officer Brian Abrams. "It
was kind of facing uphill, so it basically speared his calf."
Abrams said the group, returning from the top of the mountain, was
about a mile and a half away from the nearest road when the incident
took place.
After Somerville was hurt, another person in his party called for aid
on a mobile phone. Along with the Fish and Game Department, about 15
firefighters from the North Conway and Bartlett fire departments
helped out with the rescue. Somerville was carried out on a litter,
emerging from the trail around 9:55 p.m. He was later taken to
Memorial Hospital in North Conway for treatment of his wounds, Abrams
said.
Abrams said Somerville was an experienced mountain biker, and credited
him for riding in a group. He also credited the group for carrying
mobile phones on their trip.
--
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!
http://home.pacbell.net/mjvande