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Mountain biker rescued after going down embankment on Burnaby Mountain trail

Burnaby firefighters and paramedics helped an injured mountain biker on Burnaby Mountain Sunday afternoon. Global News

There was a major effort to rescue a mountain biker who ran into trouble on Burnaby Mountain Sunday afternoon.

Firefighters and paramedics were called after the biker missed a bridge and went down a 20-foot embankment on Mel’s Trail, on the east side of Simon Fraser University.

Burnaby firefighters hiked for 15 minutes to the injured biker, stabilized him on a specialized stretcher and took him back up to a waiting ambulance. He was taken to hospital.

He sustained injuries to his left foot and hip.

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