FATAL: Yakima man dies in mountain biking mishap

[Mike Vandeman[_4_]]

http://www.tri-cityherald.com/945/story/697496.html


FATAL: Yakima man dies in mountain biking mishap


Herald staff

YAKIMA A Yakima man died today after he apparently lost control of his
mountain bicycle while descending a steep hill and was thrown from the
bike, Yakima County authorities said.

The body of the 42-year-old man was found in a small canyon north of
the Terrace Heights area around 1:30 p.m., not long after he was
reported by his family to be three hours overdue from his ride, the
Yakima County Sheriff’s Office said.

His body was spotted by an acquaintance, authorities said. The victim
was wearing a helmet and gloves, the sheriff’s office said.

The Yakima County Coroner's Office plans an autopsy to determine the
cause of death. The man’s name was not released.

[Peter Meyer]

On Aug 30, 4:43*pm, Mike Vandeman > wrote:
> http://www.tri-cityherald.com/945/story/697496.html
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> FATAL: Yakima man dies in mountain biking mishap
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> Herald staff
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> YAKIMA A Yakima man died today after he apparently lost control of his
> mountain bicycle while descending a steep hill and was thrown from the
> bike, Yakima County authorities said.
>
> The body of the 42-year-old man was found in a small canyon north of
> the Terrace Heights area around 1:30 p.m., not long after he was
> reported by his family to be three hours overdue from his ride, the
> Yakima County Sheriff’s Office said.
>
> His body was spotted by an acquaintance, authorities said. The victim
> was wearing a helmet and gloves, the sheriff’s office said.
>
> The Yakima County Coroner's Office plans an autopsy to determine the
> cause of death. The man’s name was not released.

Do you have any details about the circumstances around his crash, or
the terrain?

[Mike Vandeman[_4_]]

On Sep 1, 9:00*pm, Peter Meyer > wrote:
> On Aug 30, 4:43*pm, Mike Vandeman > wrote:
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> >http://www.tri-cityherald.com/945/story/697496.html
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> > FATAL: Yakima man dies in mountain biking mishap
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> > Herald staff
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> > YAKIMA A Yakima man died today after he apparently lost control of his
> > mountain bicycle while descending a steep hill and was thrown from the
> > bike, Yakima County authorities said.
>
> > The body of the 42-year-old man was found in a small canyon north of
> > the Terrace Heights area around 1:30 p.m., not long after he was
> > reported by his family to be three hours overdue from his ride, the
> > Yakima County Sheriff’s Office said.
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> > His body was spotted by an acquaintance, authorities said. The victim
> > was wearing a helmet and gloves, the sheriff’s office said.
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> > The Yakima County Coroner's Office plans an autopsy to determine the
> > cause of death. The man’s name was not released.
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> Do you have any details about the circumstances around his crash, or
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Would that make a difference? Face it, mountain biking is an extreme
sport, and extremely dangerous, because natural terrain is always
unpredictable. It would be like trying to drive a sedan on 4WD tracks.

[Beej Jorgensen]

Mike Vandeman > wrote:
>Would that make a difference?

It would only make a difference if you were primarily interested in
preventing mountain biking accidents.

-Beej

[Mike Vandeman[_4_]]

On Sep 2, 10:38*am, Beej Jorgensen > wrote:
> Mike Vandeman > wrote:
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> >Would that make a difference?
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> It would only make a difference if you were primarily interested in
> preventing mountain biking accidents.
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> -Beej

That's simple: prevent mountain biking! Jesus, you guys are dumb....