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Rest in peace. I cant imagine being the guy who was riding with him and he even had on his helmet. Such a sad outcome im gonna pour some out for Wesley tonight on my ride.
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Terrible news. RIPComment
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I guess I don't understand how this happened with friends in the group. He wrecked hit his head and they left him or was he never with a pack?Comment
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Story is not adding up here..I suspect some foul play going on here..Comment
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RIP. Very sad.
They are doing a memorial for him, left behind wife and two small kids. https://fundly.com/in-fond-memory-of-wes-hixson
Story according to FB posts was him and 3 others went biking that day. They paired off to do the trail.
He hit his head during a crash on the trail. After the crash he told his buddy he was good to keep riding. He fell behind while riding and told his buddy to go ahead without him. He never came out.
I'm sure his buddy is pretty tore up.WRX
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RIP to the guy. That could happen to any one of us. I wonder if he showed any signs of being concussed or anything.Last edited by lowthreeohz; 06-24-2014, 10:41 AM.Comment
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If your 30 year old buddy that is an excellent rider crashed and wasn't bleeding out of his ears, said " Man, I am just going to head back to the car" I would let him and not think twice.Originally posted by MstangsBware View Post
My buddy that rides with him said that he was a really good rider.2006 Civic SI
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Widebody whore.Comment
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"Self-government won't work without self-discipline." - Paul HarveyComment
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I've ridden that trail many times. I've ridden it alone too many times to count. Sucks that could happen and I agree with 95DRGT - on the West side, there are numerous spots to end up in a ravine or the lake. RIP to that poor guy.Comment
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The story from the guy that was riding with him: “I have been trying to not look at the media and peoples comments here on Facebook because I know people want answers and want something or someone to blame for the tragedy that happened this weekend. Unfortunately, I have seen and read the comments and knew this would fall down on me being that I was the last one with Wes and made a terrible decision to separate from him.
There are a lot of people hurting I get that, so am I. Let's get something clear though, those of you that have stoned me and criticize me, YOU were not there. You don't know what happened other than what the media has allowed you to know. As a matter of fact, you weren't even there to aid in the search. You sit at the comfort of your home or work and pass judgment on someone from something you have no idea about.
When Wes met up with us, he had mentioned that he had stayed out too late the night before and was a much better rider than what he was showing while on the trail. However, he still was riding fast and hard just as we all were. This was my first time riding with Wes and also my first time riding at north shore. I didn't know these trails so I let Wes lead. It wasn't long before he and I got separated from the other 3 in our group. Once he and I realized that we stopped and waited a few minutes but the group never came so he and I continued riding. Not much further we came to a spot on the trail that had some rocks on the trail. It was on an uphill climb so we weren't traveling very fast here. Wes' front wheel was caught on a rock and he fell over to the left side of his bike. We were on a hill so when he fell over he fell down the downslope of the hill into thick bush maybe 3-4 feet off the trail. I of course asked if he was alright and jumped off my bike and jumped into the bush to help him get his bike back on the trail. He quickly jumped up and laughed it off like it was no big deal like most guys do when embarrassed. This was no violent crash as the media makes it out to be. He fell over while slowly moving. Once out of the bush we both climbed to the top of the hill and were picking the burrs out of our socks and legs from the bushes and I asked him to call one of the other riders to find out where they were. This is when he told me he didn't have his phone so I began calling on mine. He began saying that he thought our group just passed us and I told him no one passed that they were still way behind us. He was adamant they had all passed and then stopped some hikers asking them what color shirts they had on as if the hikers may have seen out group. The hikers of course didn't see anyone either. I still didn't think anything of all of this.. Wes then told me that he was out of water and said " I'm gonna go this way" and pointed in the direction of a house with a road near it. I assumed that since he was out of water and pointed that direction that he was taking the road back to his truck. He rode off and I took the trail back in the direction I figured out group was. This was the last time I saw Wes. I will forever have the image of him on the top of the hill telling me he was going that way in my mind. That moment has forever changed my life.
This has all been extremely hard on me. I continue to ask myself what if and I should have.. I wish to God I could go back to that moment and do something different. I can't go back and change the outcome of what has happened And I will always regret that. I would have NEVER left him had I thought he was injured or thought something was wrong. I am not that type of person. If blaming me and calling me a douchebag etc.. Gives you peace with all of this then I will be your scapegoat. Just know that I too am beating myself up over all of this.”Comment
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Poor bastard.Comment
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Rest In PeaceComment
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the bone better be sticking out if you are going to start crying.
unless the guy was acting out of character, and how the hell was he supposed to know having just met the guy, it would be business as usual. "sort it out and finish the loop you fucking candy ass" would have been the dialogue in my circle.Comment
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