Rescue crews had to get creative tracking down a mountain biker who crashed on Sumas Mountain Wednesday afternoon.
The man used his cell phone to call for help, but when firefighters from Abbotsford arrived, they couldn’t find him.
Assistant Fire Chief Dave Rivett says they sounded sirens until they got close enough for him to call them again, “It wasn’t that tricky to get him off the mountain. Our main concern was that he definitely had a back injury and also, he was hypothermic by the time we were able to get to him. So, getting him packaged and getting him down, getting him medivaced out by helicopter was the important thing.”
The man’s name hasn’t been released, but he’s a Doctor, so he was able to self-diagnose his injuries.
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