Rescue on Santiago Peak

A motorbike rider went off the cliff on North Main Divide Trail in Cleveland National Forest and had to be evacuated by helicopter.

The good thing is that we could see the injured man moving his feet. Whenever I see someone on a backboard after going off the side of a mountain my first concern is paralysis. Thank God that didn't seem to be a problem here. Couldn't tell if he was conscious, though. Once he was strapped on the stretcher I didn't see him move again.

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The good thing is that we could see the injured man moving his feet. Whenever I see someone on a backboard after going off the side of a mountain my first concern is paralysis. Thank God that didn't seem to be a problem here. Couldn't tell if he was conscious, though. Once he was strapped on the stretcher I didn't see him move again.

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Rescue on Santiago Peak

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