The father of my friend was riding through Yellowstone National Park last week when he lost control of his bike and ended up going over a small embankment. The bike flipped over him, and luckily missed him on the way down the hill. He was injured pretty badly still. He has broken ribs and a punctured lung. He was riding with two of his friends and of course they came to his aid quickly. They called 911 and asked for an ambulance. While they were waiting for an ambulance, they saw three of them pass right by them. Four park rangers did the same thing. Finally one of the park rangers stopped but did not leave his truck. He explained to them that they all, the rangers and the ambulances, had to go to Belgrade to be on stand-by for the President’s town hall meeting. An ambulance was called from Idaho to come pick up my friend’s father. He was lying in the ditch and was close to death but no local first responders could stop and aid him. His friends rigged up a litter and got him to a hospital on their own, thus saving his life. He will recover but this event has me more than a little upset. I can not believe that the news did not pick this up. He is from North Dakota and is the typical quiet old farmer type. He won’t be suing or going to the media.
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