A man taxiing supplies to different sites of old-growth logging blockades was transported to hospital after RCMP discovered him suffering from possible life-threatening injuries after he crashed an ATV.
On early Thursday morning, August 26th, RCMP located an All-terrain vehicle (ATV) while patrolling the Hemmingsen Mainline Forest Service Road which had crashed into a ditch in the Fairy Creek watershed area.
Officers discovered the man suffering from significant and possibly life-threatening injuries, including a broken leg, and estimated that he was in the ditch for at least 15 hours before they found him.
Medical assistance was provided and emergency health services were called to transport him to hospital. According to RCMP, the man said he was travelling between protest camps to transport materials.
The cause of the crash is under investigation.
Protesters have been using locking or tripod-like devices and deep trenches in the Granite Mainline Forest Service Road to block access to logging trucks and RCMP.
In June, RCMP expressed their concern over blockader’s dangerous methods of protesting.
In the past two weeks, tensions have come to a dramatic head with allegations against RCMP swirling and RCMP pepper-spraying blockaders.
Earlier this month, RCMP arrested a Victoria Buzz photographer.
A total of three individuals were arrested on Thursday and officers continue to monitor two individuals in locking devices in a trench.
Since enforcement began, the RCMP have arrested 813 individuals.
