Nectare 911 reported that a 57-year-old KwaZulu-Natal off-road motorcyclist was rushed to hospital after falling off the Okhahlamba Mountain.
Netcare 911 spokesperson, Shawn Herbst, in a statement on Sunday said it received reports of the fall on Saturday morning.
“A Netcare 911 emergency care practitioner, Okhahlamba Protection Services, rangers from Ezemvelo KZN Wildlife as well as off-road motorcyclists had met at the furthest point accessible by vehicles.”
“The team then set out on a hiking trail, ascending the mountain using the GPS co-ordinates given.”
When they got to the scene, they were told that an off-road motorcyclist lost control of his motorcycle while driving through rocky terrain.
This caused him to fall some distance down a steep mountainside.
“The patient, a 57-year-old male, was located in an area not accessible by conventional means,” said Herbst.
He was treated at the scene for serious injuries before being flown to hospital by a helicopter ambulance.
