BOUNTIFUL, Utah, Sept. 2, 2024 (Gephardt Daily) — A 30-year-old man broke his leg after he drove off Skyline Drive and down a steep embankment, leaving him trapped 125 feet down the mountain on a rocky hillside.
The man’s friend saw the accident and climbed down to help, says a statement issued by Davis County Sheriff’s Search and Rescue.
DCSO SAR was dispatched at 8:16 p.m. Saturday to the Bountiful staging area below the Bountiful “B” that decorates the mountainside.
“During his crash, (the victim) sustained serious injuries including a broken leg and multiple lacerations,” says a statement issued by the Search and Rescue crew.
“South Davis Metro Fire Department arrived on scene first. Quickly, they assembled a rope system and made their way to the injured biker, who was conscious and breathing.
“Davis County Sheriff’s Search and Rescue called for a helicopter evacuation of the victim. Utah Department of Public Safety had been monitoring the situation and quickly arrived on scene. The man was hoisted from the mountain side to a staging area.”
Paramedics with South Davis Metro transported him by ambulance from the Bountiful bench to a local hospital, the statement says.
“A second rope rescue system was set up by DCSAR to assist the man’s friend.”
