Cochrane EMS responded to a report of an incident involving an off road dirt bike rider in Waiparous on Saturday (July 1).

Stuart Brideaux, Public Education Officer, says the EMS were dispatched around 9:30 pm in Richards Road Junction vicininty. "A report that a male patient had gone off his off road bike and sustained some very significant injuries. On arrival, after a period of time to properly locate the patient in an area with poor cell service, they were to determine unfortunatley a man in his 30s was deceased as a result of multiple traumatic injuries sustained when he was involved in the collision in the wooded area."

Brideaux, shares STARS was initially attached to the call but was stood down by the ground crews and the scene was turned over to the RCMP for further investigation.