Thursday nights is usually ride night with my girlfriends. Last night there were 7 of us and we headed out on the trails. It was warm out and there were thunderclouds off in the distance but we chatted happily as we hammered the singletrack. About 2 miles in we hear a guy on an adjacent trail screaming at us asking if we could call 911 - rider down. Our group split with some staying to make the call and myself and some others sprinted up the trail in full race mode. About a mile up there was a gentleman on the ground not moving and one guy was administering CPR. No pulse, no breathing. We jumped in and started rotating the CPR but still nothing.
I grabbed his pack and retrieved a cellphone but no id. The worst moment came when I was scrolling through his phone to find someone to call. I saw his recent call was to "Sandy" so I passed the phone off and the call was made. Really we just wanted to know who the guy was and if he had any medical conditions (Diabetes, allergy to bees...) Sandy was his wife. UHG. We didn't tell her he was dead, just that he was unconcious and the paramedics were on their way.
Bend PD, Deschutes County Sheriff, Search and Rescue, and Bend Fire all showed up at the scene and after they hooked him up to some stuff and did some attempts, they pronounced him dead.
It was horrible. I've never seen someone it that capacity. His dog was with him and was so sad.
RIP Ray, whoever you were.
I grabbed his pack and retrieved a cellphone but no id. The worst moment came when I was scrolling through his phone to find someone to call. I saw his recent call was to "Sandy" so I passed the phone off and the call was made. Really we just wanted to know who the guy was and if he had any medical conditions (Diabetes, allergy to bees...) Sandy was his wife. UHG. We didn't tell her he was dead, just that he was unconcious and the paramedics were on their way.
Bend PD, Deschutes County Sheriff, Search and Rescue, and Bend Fire all showed up at the scene and after they hooked him up to some stuff and did some attempts, they pronounced him dead.
It was horrible. I've never seen someone it that capacity. His dog was with him and was so sad.
RIP Ray, whoever you were.