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Dirt biker died after crash in Nanoose Bay last week

RCMP: Dirt biker located deceased on Aug. 26
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A dirt biker died in a single-vehicle crash in the back country in Nanoose Bay last week.

Oceanside RCMP were alerted the evening of Aug. 25 that a dirt biker was late returning home from their ride in the Mosaic logging area located off Highway 19 and Northwest Bay Road, according to Sgt. Shane Worth.

Arrowsmith Search and Rescue was activated and searched for the dirt biker until approximately midnight. The search resumed in the morning of Aug. 26, when the dirt biker was located deceased, having crashed their motorcycle on a logging road, according to RCMP.

There is no criminality involved in the death, police said.

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