A MOUNTAIN biker received serious injuries after falling from his bike at the 'Leap of Faith' area of Gisburn Forest bike trail recently
The biker sustained head, shoulder, back and facial injuries in the fall and had to be air lifted to hospital.
He was attended to by Bowland Pennine Mountain Rescue Team
They received the callout at 1.20pm on Sunday, August 22 and it was the team which requested the air ambulance help.
The air ambulance crew was first on scene and started the initial first aid. Once stabilised and his pain reduced he was moved onto a vacuum mattress - a full body splint - and then placed on a bell stretcher. He was then transported through the forest to the air ambulance in the team's Land Rover before being flown to Blackburn Hospital.
It was the rescue team's 45th callout this year. The end time was 6pm.
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