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Dane Searls last trick
Posted: November 25th, 2011, 6:04 am
by Roostius_Maximus
http://www.smh.com.au/queensland/bmx-st ... 1nxpv.html
Searls, 23, had been in a coma since Sunday night after he attempted to dive from the first floor of Billy's Beach House into the pool.
He missed the pool and landed on the cement, causing critical head and back injuries.
Read more:
http://www.brisbanetimes.com.au/queensl ... z1ej4NCan2
Posted: November 25th, 2011, 7:33 am
by scooter5002
Unfortunate. Maybe drunk and slipped on takeoff? Paying the ultimate price for doing stupid shit. Sad.
Posted: November 25th, 2011, 8:10 am
by freeride588
Man that sucks. Unfortunately the mind frame that allows someone to be such a good extreme athlete sometimes doesn't focus on self preservation. Best wishes to his family.
Posted: November 27th, 2011, 10:12 am
by NightBiker07
freeride588 wrote:Man that sucks. Unfortunately the mind frame that allows someone to be such a good extreme athlete sometimes doesn't focus on self preservation. Best wishes to his family.
Exactly. Guys like him, Pastrana, Twitch and others have been narrowly escaping death for years. but, they love it.