Image: GoFundMe / Captain Shane Taylor, a dedicated firefighter and longtime member of the Cultus Lake Fire Department, is in critical condition following an e-scooter accident, according to the text of a GoFundMe online appeal. 

By Mike Vanden Bosch

Cultus Lake firefighter critically hurt

Cultus Lake firefighter critically hurt in e-scooter accident

Aug 16, 2024 | 6:06 PM

CHILLIWACK — A dedicated firefighter and training captain with the Cultus Lake Fire Department is in critical condition following what a GoFundMe page describes as a “horrific accident” Thursday night.

According to the text of the GoFundMe online appeal, Training Captain Shane Taylor suffered life-threatening injuries after an accident on his electric scooter. Audra Coton, a volunteer with the Cultus Lake Fire Department, launched the GoFundMe fundraiser.

Taylor is in critical condition with multiple skull fractures, a traumatic brain injury and a possibly spinal injury as well, Coton wrote online.

“It’s going to be a long road ahead, and we’re all praying for his full recovery,” Coton said. “Please consider helping us support his family – wife Julie, daughter Kassandra (11), and son Lincoln (4), through this very stressful time. Thank you!”

A picture provided in the GoFundMe shows Captain Taylor in a hospital bed with his neck stabilized.

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The GoFundMe has already raised $3,440 towards a $10,000 goal, as of 6:58 p.m. Friday evening.