VIDEO: Ambo reveals mates worked on rider for 15 minutes
Ambo reveals mates worked on rider for 15 minutes in Imbil fatality.
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A TRAIL-BIKE rider has died after suffering from a 'medical condition' during a ride with mates at Imbil earlier today.
The 51-year-old man from Brisbane, is believed to have suffered a heart-attack, moments before falling off his trail bike at Imbil State Forest just after 11am.
Devastated friends performed CPR on their mate for 15 minutes before paramedics arrived. They said they've lost a few mates recently and were struggling with the news today.
"Today we attended the Imbil State Forest after a trail-bike rider suffered a sudden cardiac arrest in the forestry," QAS Officer In Charge Wayne Thompson said.
"On arrival CPR was being performed by his friends and despite the great efforts of them, the man was unable to be revived."
The Forensic Police Unit are investigating the incident.
Originally published as VIDEO: Ambo reveals mates worked on rider for 15 minutes