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Mountain biker injured on Hartland trails

A mountain biker suffered head injuries Saturday on the Mount Work-Hartland mountain biking trails. Saanich firefighters and paramedics arrived at the scene on one of the area’s more technical trails about 1:15 p.m.
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Saanich fire crews responded to Hartland bike park with ⁦B.C. Ambulance paramedics for a rider with traumatic injuries on Saturday, Nov. 30, 2019.

A mountain biker suffered head injuries Saturday on the Mount Work-Hartland mountain biking trails.

Saanich firefighters and paramedics arrived at the scene on one of the area’s more technical trails about 1:15 p.m.

Assistant Deputy Fire Chief Brock Henson said “full spinal precautions” were taken to lower the patient to another trail. He was then put on a utility-terrain vehicle for transport to an ambulance in the parking lot.

No information on his condition was available.