Cypress mountain biker killed on trail

Story by Cheryl Chan, The Province

A cyclist has died in a tragic mountain biking accident on Cypress Mountain Monday.

The mountain biker — a man in his ’40s — was riding Coiler Trail, near the West Lake Access Road at about the 10 km mark of Cypress Bowl Road, with a friend when he was seriously injured at around 2 p.m.

“At this stage of the investigation, nothing appears suspicious,” said Const. Tammy Khorram of West Vancouver Police. “It sounds like a tragic biking accident.”

It is not yet known what caused the accident, said Khorram. “We don’t know what created the trauma.”

Police are not saying whether the man was wearing a helmet at the time of the accident. The friend is not injured.

Emergency crews, police, and fire crews, as well as members from North Shore Search and Rescue, recovered the body from the wooded mountainous terrain after 6 p.m.

No name has been released pending notification of kin.

The B.C. Coroners Service is investigating.

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