life flightA biker was reported to have suffered injury from a crash last Sunday. According to the report, the biker lost control of his mountain bike resulting in the crash that injured his leg.

According to the article, a friend called authorities to report that a biker identified as Charles Lyons, 35, has sustained a compound fracture from a biking accident. However, Unified police detective Jared Richardson said that when medical crews were able to make contact, they found out it wasn’t a compound fracture; however, the injury did prevent him from walking.

Lyons was taken by Life Flight helicopter off the mountain from Desolation Lake Trail to Cardiff Fork in Big Cottonwood Canyon, where Unified firefighters were waiting. They then transport him to Intermountain Medical Center. Detective Jared Richardson disclosed that Lyons had been on that trail several times before, but lost control as he went around a corner.

Another thing that delayed the rescue were the several groups on the ridge line that were waving to the helicopter. The pilot of the helicopter was confused as to which group had the victim. Richardson reminded hikers and bikers not to draw attention to themselves if they are not in trouble. Rescue efforts depend so much on the time element and the sooner the victim is transported to a medical facility, the better it will be for the injured person.

Christensen & Hymas is glad that the injury sustained by the biker is not considered serious. We encourage all hikers and bikers to be extra careful along these trails. The trails might be familiar to you as you have traversed them many times in the past, but accidents can still happen when we least expect it. The terrain can be affected by weather condition or natural phenomena such as erosion of soil and rocks making the trail difficult to maneuver.

If you have sustained personal injury as a result of someone’s negligence or recklessness, you might be entitled to compensation. Call Christensen & Hymas at (801)-506-0800; we have expert personal injury lawyers to help you with the details of a personal injury claim.

Original article by Emilee Eagar of Deseret News.

Photo courtesy of Kristopher Edwin.