Life Flight launches for injured mountain bike rider
ST. GEORGE — Air transport was requested after a man was injured in a mountain biking accident near Navajo Road Saturday afternoon.
At 3:30 p.m. St. George Fire and Gold Cross Ambulance were dispatched to a reported mountain bike accident that involved a rider in his 30s with a possible concussion on the Green Valley Bike Loop just east of the Bearclaw Poppy Trailhead, St. George Fire Battalion Chief Robert Hooper said.
Emergency crews found the injured rider and set up the staging area in preparation for Intermountain Life Flight’s landing nearby.
“We did call out Life Flight due to the nature and location of the call, as he was about three to four miles out from the pavement,” Hooper said.
Witnesses at the scene reported that the man was riding down a steep hill when he went up and over the handle bars and crashed, at which point another mountain bike rider called 911.
Once the helicopter landed, the emergency medical crew brought the man to the staging area to assess his injuries.
The rider declined air transport at that time and was instead transported to Dixie Regional Medical Center by Gold Cross Ambulance for treatment, Hooper said.
At the time this report was taken, Hooper was unable to specify the nature of the man’s injuries or medical condition due to privacy policy constraints.
The St. George Fire Department, Intermountain Life Flight and Gold Cross Ambulance responded and tended to the scene.
This report is based on preliminary information provided by law enforcement or other emergency responders and may not contain the full scope of findings.
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St. George Fire truck on Navajo Drive waiting for Intermountain Life Flight to land after a mountain bike rider is injured near the Green Valley Loop Saturday afternoon in St. George, UtahFeb. 25, 2017 | Photo by Cody Blowers, St. George News
Gold Cross is on standby while an injured man speaks to Intermountain Life Flight crew near the Green Valley Loop, St. Goerge, Utah, Feb. 25, 2017 | Photo by Cody Blowers, St. George News
Life Flight helicopter heading back to Dixie Regional Medical Center after rider declines air transport when he is injured while riding on the Green Valley Loop, St. Goerge, Utah, Feb. 25, 2017 | Photo by Cody Blowers, St. George News
Mountain bike rider is injured when he is thrown over handlebars of his bike and is being assessed by Intermountain Life Flight medical crew Saturday near the Green Valley Loop, St. George, Utah, Feb. 25, 2017 | Photo by Cody Blowers, St. George News
Neighbors and bystanders on Navajo Road watching for Life Flight to take off after mountain bike rider is injured near the Green Valley Loop Saturday afternoon in St. George, Utah Feb. 25, 2017 | Photo by Cody Blowers, St. George News
Intermountain Life Flight and Gold Cross Ambulance respond when a man is injured while mountain bike riding near the Green Valley Loop, St. George, Utah, Feb. 25, 2017 | Photo by Cody Blowers, St. George News
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