Injured mountain biker rescued near Kamloops

Paramedics and search crews scrambled to pick up an injured mountain biker near Kamloops this past weekend. Emergency crews were called to the Tranquille area for a rider with a suspected spinal injury on Saturday, May 17, according to a Kamloops Search and Rescue social media post. A team of 18 search and rescue members, which included an emergency physician, responded to the call around 4 p.m. READ MORE: Kamloops elder, leader devotes life to reclaiming traditional knowledge https://infotel.ca/newsitem/kamloops-elder-leader-devotes-life-to-reclaiming-traditional-knowledge/it109219 BC Emergency Health Services ultimately took the rider to hospital. There are multiple mountain bike trails in the Tranquille and Dew Drop area, and it's not clear exactly where mountain biker was injured. The extent of the rider's injuries aren't known and BC Ambulance Service did not immediately respond to an inquiry from iNFOnews.ca. To contact a reporter for this story, email Levi Landry mailto:llandry@infonews.ca  or call 250-819-3723 or email the editor mailto:news@infonews.ca . You can also submit photos, videos or news tips to the newsroom mailto:tips@infonews.ca  and be entered to win a monthly prize draw. We welcome your comments and opinions on our stories but play nice. We won't censor or delete comments unless they contain off-topic statements or links, unnecessary vulgarity, false facts, spam or obviously fake profiles. If you have any concerns about what you see in comments, email the editor in the link above. SUBSCRIBE to our awesome newsletter here https://infotel.ca/newsletter .