Vehicle vs. Motorcycle just south of Yachats

Fire Rescue crew help REACH paramedics load injured motorcycle rider for trip to trauma center in Corvallis.

…a 15- 20 minute flight to Corvallis Trauma Center
Glen Weaver, Coastal Images Photography
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1:40pm – Motorcyclist and a vehicle collide on 101 at milepost 168.5, Neptune State Park south of Yachats.
1:45pm – Motorcyclist is a 52 year old female complaining of left shoulder and leg pain. Conscious and breathing. Wreck is blocking northbound lane. Caution in the area!!
1:55pm – Yachats Fire-Rescue determines the woman is seriously injured and should be airlifted to Corvallis Trauma Center. They transport the victim to the old Waldport High School parking lots to rendezvous with an air ambulance.
2:25 – REACH Air Ambulance arrives, loads up the victim and makes a bee line for Corvallis.