Crash up Sharlands on Sat

**NordieBoy** · 15th June 2009, 20:09

Wonder if there's going to be any fallout about this one.

Originally Posted by NelsonMail

On Saturday, rescuers battled heavy rain to help a trail bike rider who rode off a steep bank, dropping about 10 metres in the Sharlands Creek forest area.

Mr Hall said the accident happened about 4pm.

The 40-year-old Nelson man had been riding with a group of five others when he failed to take a corner and rode off the bank.

The rescue helicopter was unable to reach the area because of low cloud and mist.

A police officer and paramedic were taken to the scene by trail bike and other rescuers followed. They battled heavy rain to get the man up the steep muddy bank, with help from Nelson firefighters.

The man was taken to an ambulance about 6pm and driven to Nelson Hospital with multiple injuries.

**Woodman** · 15th June 2009, 20:13

We did notice a lot of " Police line do not cross" tape yesterday.

**Eddieb** · 15th June 2009, 20:14

Thats where your last YouTube vid was shot wasn't it?

The one where Padmei repeatedly gonzo'd his bike. (I had to get that in

)

**Padmei** · 15th June 2009, 20:16

Hope he's alright. It was slippery as 2 eels having a root in a bucket of snot so can see how it happened.
I had a moment where the back wheel slid out on pine needles & clay sending me up a bank & luckily back down it without a problem. May even have looked cool from behind...

Lets hope the forestry owners keep it in perspective.

**buggsubique** · 15th June 2009, 20:17

that was nearly me on the Africa trying to lose Woodman over the Maruia saddle a couple of weeks ago...and was nearly woodman on the Big river ride...and is nearly any one of us most weekends...

except Joe & Nordie - they take it easy and are very responsible riders.

**Padmei** · 15th June 2009, 20:20

Originally Posted by Eddieb

Thats you last YouTube vid was shot wasn't it?

The one where Padmei repeatedly gonzo'd his bike. (I had to get that in

)

Did the same thing same place same time yesterday. However I would have rather done that 5 times than try to get up the thigh deep mud slide WW made me go up. I think he was trying to break me - you know like officer & a gentleman - "I got nowhere else to go

**Woodman** · 15th June 2009, 20:23

Originally Posted by buggsubique

that was nearly me on the Africa trying to lose Woodman over the Maruia saddle a couple of weeks ago...and was nearly woodman on the Big river ride...and is nearly any one of us most weekends...

except Joe & Nordie - they take it easy and are very responsible riders.

Bloody good point , we should all stay home and do crochet or something, but then we might ger RSI.

And mate you did almost lose that beast over a very large bank, to get it back on line was pretty impressive.