Mike Vandeman[_4_]
June 4th 11, 12:39 AM
http://www.taiwannews.com.tw/etn/news_content.php?id=1616747
Japanese tourist dies in bike crash in Bolivia
Associated Press
2011-06-02 11:39 PM
A Japanese tourist died in Bolivia when he rode his bicycle off a
cliff on a dangerous mountain path known as the Highway of Death.
Police say that 32-year-old Naomi Kanamura died Tuesday. Police Chief
Hernan Rodriguez says Kanamura was moving very fast on a steep,
gravelly grade of the road when his bicycle went over the side.
Rodriguez said Thursday that Kanamura received a deep cut in his
head.
The narrow, mostly dirt highway east of the capital of La Paz draws
thousands of thrill-seeking mountain bikers from around the world. The
route drops 11,800 feet (3,600 meters) over 40 miles (65 kilometers).
More than a dozen cyclists have died on the road in the past decade.
Japanese tourist dies in bike crash in Bolivia
Associated Press
2011-06-02 11:39 PM
A Japanese tourist died in Bolivia when he rode his bicycle off a
cliff on a dangerous mountain path known as the Highway of Death.
Police say that 32-year-old Naomi Kanamura died Tuesday. Police Chief
Hernan Rodriguez says Kanamura was moving very fast on a steep,
gravelly grade of the road when his bicycle went over the side.
Rodriguez said Thursday that Kanamura received a deep cut in his
head.
The narrow, mostly dirt highway east of the capital of La Paz draws
thousands of thrill-seeking mountain bikers from around the world. The
route drops 11,800 feet (3,600 meters) over 40 miles (65 kilometers).
More than a dozen cyclists have died on the road in the past decade.