WHOOPS, Mountain biker injures leg on Heil Ranch trail

[Mike Vandeman]

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Mountain biker injures leg on Heil Ranch trail

Longmont Times-Calltimescall.com
Posted: 05/26/2012 09:25:10 AM MDT
May 26, 2012 4:53 PM GMTUpdated: 05/26/2012 10:53:59 AM MDT

LYONS ­ A 49-year-old Westminster man injured his leg while cycling on
the Heil Valley Ranch Open Space's Wapiti Trail on Friday and was
transported to Boulder Community Hospital.

The cyclist, identified by the Boulder County Sheriff's Office as
Floyd Blankenship, was evacuated by members of the Rocky Mountain
Rescue Group to a waiting AMR ambulance. A sheriff's office news
release said that Blankenship's injuries were not life threatening.

The Lefthand Fire District, Boulder County park rangers, the sheriff's
office, Rocky Mountain Rescue and AMR were dispatched to the Boulder
County open space area south of Lyons at about 5:15 p.m. Friday.