The incident occurred in the Opal Creek Wilderness area in Oregon, which has been closed since the Beachie Creek Fire in August 2020
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- A 25-year-old bridge worker was seriously injured after he crashed his dirt bike in the Oregon wilderness on Wednesday, April 15
- The young man fell down a steep slope, and it took rescue teams more than four hours to transport him to safety
- Eight agencies responded to the remote location
A 25-year-old man was seriously injured after he crashed his dirt bike and toppled down a “steep embankment” in a wilderness area in northwestern Oregon.
On Wednesday, April 15, just after 11 a.m. local time, first responders received a text-to-911 alert about an injured dirt bike rider near Jawbone Flats Loop Road and Elkhorn Road in the Opal Creek Wilderness area, the Marion County Sheriff’s Office said in a statement.
The young man, who was a contracted bridge crew worker, was in an accident while riding his dirt bike and fell down a steep slope near a waterfall.
Located in the Willamette National Forest, the area is remote and difficult to traverse, prompting a request for search-and-rescue teams…