Any bike theft is very annoying, but this latest crime was particularly galling. Cyclists who went to help a crash victim had their bikes stolen. The hunt is on for them. Above, a photo of one of the stolen bikes.
Bikes stolen after cyclist crash at Kilbroney Park
Cyclists who helped a friend off MTB trails when he crashed and needed to be hospitalised had their bikes stole.
The PSNI in Newry-Mournes said when three riders were on the trails one of them crashed.
He was badly injured and needed to be helped out of the location so he could be taken to hospital.
The two riders he was with helped get him out of the area. But when they returned to the spot where they had left the three bikes, two of them were gone.
“So how does your day going from bad to worse? Here's a pretty good example...,” said the PSNI in a statement seeking help.
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“You go cycling in Kilbroney Park with some friends. You have a bad accident and come off your bike.
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“You require hospital treatment and your friends help you down from the top section of mega mission.
“When they return to collect the bikes they realise two of the three bikes have been stolen. “
The incident occurred last Friday afternoon between 2.30 and 3.30pm. One of the bikes is a silver Trek x-Claiber 9. The other stolen bike is pictured above.
Mega mission, where the crash and theft occurred sits as one of the fastest trails in Northern Ireland.
It is part of the Rostrevor Mountain Bike Trail Centre, on the shore of the Carlingford Lough.
With 27km red trail and 19km of black trail, Rostrevor is one of the top locations for mountain biking in Ireland.
A silver Trekx-Claiber9, like the on stolen at Kilbroney.
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