Idaho man dies in mountain bike accident in Vancouver, British Columbia

VANCOUVER – An Idaho man died Monday in an accident on a challenging backcountry cycling trail in Vancouver, British Columbia’s North Shore mountains.

RCMP Cpl. Richard De Jong says the 38-year-old was wearing a helmet but suffered severe head and neck injuries when he fell from a balance board similar to a teeter-totter in Lynn Headwaters Regional Park in North Vancouver.

He was unconscious when he was found by other bikers and died before he could be carried off the mountain.

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