Bicyclist Crashes During Medical Emergency

By the edhat staff

A bicyclist crashed during a medical event in Los Alamos Saturday morning

At 10:05 a.m., Santa Barbara County firefighters responded to the 9200 block of Foxen Canyon Road for a reported bicycle collision with an injury.

A bystander witnessed a bicyclist crash from an apparent cardiac arrest and began performing CPR while firefighter paramedics and an ambulance arrived, according to Captain Scott Safechuck.

The bicyclist was then trasnported to Santa Barbara Cottage Hospital by a CalStar helicopter.

Captain Safechuck reported the bicyclist was speaking on arrival to the emergency room.

No further details were available.