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Old 03-08-2008, 11:20 AM   #1 (permalink)
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I have a bad feeling that I recognized the bike...

Someone said, "broken neck".
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Old 03-08-2008, 11:44 AM   #2 (permalink)
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Whoa. Prayers are with who ever it was.
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Old 03-08-2008, 11:45 AM   #3 (permalink)
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Whoa. Prayers are with who ever it was.
Same here!
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Old 03-08-2008, 11:53 AM   #4 (permalink)
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This was just posted over at geoladders:

"A downhiller attempted to launch a gulley near top of the world, went 15 feet in the air, landed on his front wheel and then his face. His feet came up behind him, and he lay motionless, not breathing. He finally came to after a minute or so. Broken helmet, chest protector, etc..reall bad. Called 911, and they came with medics, ambulance...even saw a helicopter overhead. The guys name was Mark."
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Old 03-08-2008, 12:12 PM   #5 (permalink)
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Old 03-08-2008, 12:14 PM   #6 (permalink)
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Wow. No bueno. Prayers going out to him.
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Old 03-08-2008, 12:50 PM   #7 (permalink)
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Horrible news. It shows that even with a helmet and armor you have to be careful. Even then, accidents happen.

Mark, my thoughts are with you. I hope you are able to recover from this.
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Old 03-08-2008, 01:22 PM   #8 (permalink)
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Prayers for a happy & healthy outcome.
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Old 03-08-2008, 01:42 PM   #9 (permalink)
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we were riding back to cholla when i saw the heli in route and then heard it hovering and i said that's not good to hear. Hope it's nothing permanent
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Old 03-08-2008, 01:44 PM   #10 (permalink)
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I heard that his name is Mark ...??
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Old 03-08-2008, 02:01 PM   #11 (permalink)
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What kind of bike was it?
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Old 03-08-2008, 02:02 PM   #12 (permalink)
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Prayers for a happy & healthy outcome.

Ditto
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Old 03-08-2008, 02:03 PM   #13 (permalink)
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What kind of bike was it?
probably an Ellsworth........j/k Hope Mark is ok!
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Old 03-08-2008, 02:07 PM   #14 (permalink)
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probably an Ellsworth........j/k Hope Mark is ok!
cant be the Ellsworth has version the self righting feature found on the IH but it's the newer version 2.0
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Old 03-08-2008, 03:07 PM   #15 (permalink)
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It sucks when accidents like this happen - my thoughts an prayers are with him and his family
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Old 03-08-2008, 03:13 PM   #16 (permalink)
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It sucks when accidents like this happen - my thoughts an prayers are with him and his family
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Old 03-08-2008, 03:23 PM   #17 (permalink)
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aw man, i know a few Marks that ride... prayers and thoughts are out to you Mark.
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Old 03-08-2008, 04:06 PM   #18 (permalink)
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oooh...I know a Mark who rides their often......I hope it's not him....I hope whichever Mark it is will be OK......
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Old 03-08-2008, 04:38 PM   #19 (permalink)
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i wonder if it was that gap near the top of telonics...
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Old 03-08-2008, 04:39 PM   #20 (permalink)
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i wonder if it was that gap near the top of telonics...