HERMANUS: A woman was airlifted to hospital after she was injured falling off her bicycle on a trail near Hermanus, the National Sea Rescue Institute (NSRI) said yesterday.
NSRI Hermanus duty crew and the Western Cape Health Department Emergency Medical Service (EMS) responded to a trail between Hermanus and Gansbaai, about 4km from Hermanus, shortly after 1pm yesterday, following reports of a woman being injured on the trail after falling from her mountain bike, NSRI spokesperson Craig Lambinon said.
“Initial reports suggested it had been a quad bike accident, but it was then determined that the lady, aged in her forties, from Somerset West, had fallen off her mountain bicycle while riding with friends on the trail after reportedly hitting a tree log in the sand while going down a sand dune on the shoreline,” he said.
On arrival on the scene, NSRI and EMS paramedics treated the woman for a fractured collarbone and ribs.
Despite the woman being in a stable condition, it was decided to request the AMS/EMS Skymed rescue helicopter to help because taking her out over the rough terrain trail would have been uncomfortable and may have caused further injury due to the nature of her injuries.
Lambinon confirmed she had been airlifted. – ANA