Crime & Safety

Mountain Biker Airlifted, Injured On Manzanita Trail In Los Gatos

The mountain biker sustained serious injuries when he fell in the St. Joseph's Open Space Preserve on Tuesday afternoon.

A Calstar air ambulance was brought in to transport the injured rider.
A Calstar air ambulance was brought in to transport the injured rider. (Santa Clara County Fire Department)

LOS GATOS, CA — A mountain biker was seriously injured transported to the hospital via Calstar helicopter when he fell on a section of the Manzanita Trail at the St. Joseph's Open Space Preserve in Los Gatos, the Santa Clara County Fire Department reported.

A fire rescue crew responded the preserve at 1 p.m. and found the biker down on the trail. The medical helicopter was brought in to safely transport the patient about an hour later.

A Mid Peninsula Open Space crew also assisted with the response.

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