Injured Mountain Biker Airlifted from USNWC
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charlotteobserver.comPosted Jun 11, 2017, 10:22 PM UTC
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charlotteobserver.comShould have said "near USNWC" - article notes that the injury took place on the Carolina Thread Trail, rather than the Whitewater Center's trail system.
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yeah was just pointing out the technicality.
thread is an easy trail, but I've had a couple close calls there since it's fast and two-way. I wonder if there was more than one rider involved?
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It is no longer a two way trail, they turned it into a loop last year. And you can access it without starting on usnwc trails. An employee I spoke to last year said they had acquired the rights to quite a bit of new land last year to expand the trail system and IIRC that was how they were able to make it a loop. So I'm left wondering how they don't own it, possibly an investment group seperate from the usnwc name for liablity reasons? Either way hope that rider pulls through. Stay safe.
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Only part of the Thread trail was looped,about half its length is still 2-way (unless that has changed in the last 3 months).
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I hope the biker will be ok. Also, I gotta wonder what the price tag is for an airlift.
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I've been airlifted and the bill was $18,000ish.
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