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May 20, 2025 - 9:37 AM
Paramedics and search crews scrambled to pick up an injured mountain biker near Kamloops this past weekend.
Emergency crews were called to the Tranquille area for a rider with a suspected spinal injury on Saturday, May 17, according to a Kamloops Search and Rescue social media post.
A team of 18 search and rescue members, which included an emergency physician, responded to the call around 4 p.m.
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BC Emergency Health Services responded to Red Plateau Forest Service Road with two ambulances and took the rider to hospital after providing some treatment at the scene, according to an emailed statement.
The provincial agency didn't provide any details about the rider or their injury.
There are multiple mountain bike trails in the Tranquille and Dewdrop area, and it's not clear exactly where mountain biker was injured.
— This story was updated with a response from BC Emergency Health Services at 12:35 p.m., May 20, 2025.
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