Image: Cultus Lake Fire Dept. / Cultus Lake Fire was dispatched at around noon Saturday (May 17) for a reported medical aid call involving a 34-year-old male who had a mountain biking incident on Vedder Mountain.
Vedder Mountain

Male, 34, reportedly suffers spinal injury in biking accident on Vedder Mountain Saturday

May 17, 2025 | 12:31 PM

CHILLIWACK — Cultus Lake Fire was dispatched at around noon Saturday (May 17) for a reported medical aid call involving a 34-year-old male who had a mountain biking accident on Vedder Mountain.

According to scanner traffic, Cultus Lake’s duty chief was advised at about 11:58 a.m. for a traumatic injury reported two kilometres up Vedder Mountain Forest Service Road, located west to northwest of Cultus Lake. Emergency dispatch advised Cultus Lake firefighters about the limited response area.

At 12:09 p.m., Cultus Lake firefighters asked Chilliwack Search and Rescue to be paged if they hadn’t already been notified.

Responding firefighters conducted an assessment of the patient and said they hoped he would be OK. They told dispatch at 12:16 p.m. that the patient had experienced a spinal injury.