Big Bear: Rider dies during downhill practice
05-18-03, 12:49 PM
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Big Bear: Rider dies during downhill practice
From VeloNews.com:
Big Bear: Rider dies during downhill practice
By VeloNews Interactive
This report filed May 17, 2003
Tragedy struck Big Bear Lake on Saturday when Japanese downhiller Haruko Fujinaka was killed in a crash while practicing on the Snow Summit Resort course.
According to Big Bear fire department captain Richard Flint, the 33-year-old Fujinaka lost control of her bike after hitting one of the many jumps on the course and crashed hard. When Flint arrived at the scene Fujinaka was unconscious and not responsive to any stimuli.
The Associated Press reported that Fujinaka was then taken to a local hospital before being flown by helicopter to Loma Linda University Medical Center in Riverside County. The Kyoto native was pronounced dead at 11:51 a.m.
Deputy coroner Jim Sedgwick said Fujinaka died from multiple injuries, but official cause of death would not be known until an autopsy was performed later in the week.
Big Bear: Rider dies during downhill practice
By VeloNews Interactive
This report filed May 17, 2003
Tragedy struck Big Bear Lake on Saturday when Japanese downhiller Haruko Fujinaka was killed in a crash while practicing on the Snow Summit Resort course.
According to Big Bear fire department captain Richard Flint, the 33-year-old Fujinaka lost control of her bike after hitting one of the many jumps on the course and crashed hard. When Flint arrived at the scene Fujinaka was unconscious and not responsive to any stimuli.
The Associated Press reported that Fujinaka was then taken to a local hospital before being flown by helicopter to Loma Linda University Medical Center in Riverside County. The Kyoto native was pronounced dead at 11:51 a.m.
Deputy coroner Jim Sedgwick said Fujinaka died from multiple injuries, but official cause of death would not be known until an autopsy was performed later in the week.
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Holy ****....thats definately something that a mountain biker dosent want to hear. Some of those out east people are nuts though, is there any more information on the course? Was it really that dangerous? I can still remember the guy that tried to jump the great wall.....on an extremely cheap bike. He also died...
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On a slightly related note- I know a guy that died almost a year ago during a rapid descent downhill. From what I'm understanding, the witnesses said they saw his bike wobbling from behind, and I guess he somehow lost control of his bike and went down and died. I also understand he was going pretty fast too.
I wonder if this woman was wearing a helmet, and if not, would it have helped prevent such a massive injury?
R.I.P. :angel:
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I wonder if this woman was wearing a helmet, and if not, would it have helped prevent such a massive injury?
R.I.P. :angel:
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Originally posted by Koffee Brown
Hmmm... no mention of whether she was wearing a helmet or not. I'm just wondering, that's all.
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Hmmm... no mention of whether she was wearing a helmet or not. I'm just wondering, that's all.
Koff
05-18-03, 04:00 PM
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Originally posted by Koffee Brown
Hmmm... no mention of whether she was wearing a helmet or not. I'm just wondering, that's all.
Koff
Hmmm... no mention of whether she was wearing a helmet or not. I'm just wondering, that's all.
Koff
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Helmets are great for protecting your head, but you nothing to prevent neck injuries.
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Originally posted by Koffee Brown
On a slightly related note- I know a guy that died almost a year ago during a rapid descent downhill. From what I'm understanding, the witnesses said they saw his bike wobbling from behind, and I guess he somehow lost control of his bike and went down and died. I also understand he was going pretty fast too.
I wonder if this woman was wearing a helmet, and if not, would it have helped prevent such a massive injury?
R.I.P. :angel:
Koff
On a slightly related note- I know a guy that died almost a year ago during a rapid descent downhill. From what I'm understanding, the witnesses said they saw his bike wobbling from behind, and I guess he somehow lost control of his bike and went down and died. I also understand he was going pretty fast too.
I wonder if this woman was wearing a helmet, and if not, would it have helped prevent such a massive injury?
R.I.P. :angel:
Koff
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When they got to her she was not breathing and had no pulse. They revived her only to have her die at the hospital.
We had a moment of silence for her today before the pros went and her fellow countrymen stepped it up and smoked all but two of the pro women.
No. the course was not that dangerous in terms of being technical. It was a high speed jumping course. The crash happend at the bottom where there were two huge stepdowns
We had a moment of silence for her today before the pros went and her fellow countrymen stepped it up and smoked all but two of the pro women.
No. the course was not that dangerous in terms of being technical. It was a high speed jumping course. The crash happend at the bottom where there were two huge stepdowns
