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Rescuers free man pinned under ATV in Lefthand Canyon
By Mitchell Byars
The Denver Post
Posted: 04/25/2011 01:47:49 PM MDT
Updated: 04/25/2011 02:15:18 PM MDT
A 52-year-old Longmont man was rescued after flipping his ATV in the Lefthand Canyon off-road area this morning.
Sgt. Mike Dimond, a spokesman with the Boulder County Sheriff's Office, said the man was riding his ATV alone near County Road 286c when he rolled his ATV and was pinned.
The victim told rescuers he was pinned for around an hour before passersby were able to free him. They called for help around 10:30 a.m.
Lefthand Fire and Rocky Mountain Rescue responded along with Boulder County deputies. They took the man to a paved road about a mile away from the accident. From there, an ambulance took him to nearby Buckingham Park where an AirLife helicopter was waiting.
Dimond said that he was told by workers at the scene that the man's injuries "seemed fairly serious," and that he reported he could not feel his legs while he was pinned, though it is uncertain if that is due to spinal injuries or the weight of the ATV.
By Mitchell Byars
The Denver Post
Posted: 04/25/2011 01:47:49 PM MDT
Updated: 04/25/2011 02:15:18 PM MDT
A 52-year-old Longmont man was rescued after flipping his ATV in the Lefthand Canyon off-road area this morning.
Sgt. Mike Dimond, a spokesman with the Boulder County Sheriff's Office, said the man was riding his ATV alone near County Road 286c when he rolled his ATV and was pinned.
The victim told rescuers he was pinned for around an hour before passersby were able to free him. They called for help around 10:30 a.m.
Lefthand Fire and Rocky Mountain Rescue responded along with Boulder County deputies. They took the man to a paved road about a mile away from the accident. From there, an ambulance took him to nearby Buckingham Park where an AirLife helicopter was waiting.
Dimond said that he was told by workers at the scene that the man's injuries "seemed fairly serious," and that he reported he could not feel his legs while he was pinned, though it is uncertain if that is due to spinal injuries or the weight of the ATV.