Dirt bike rider airlifted to hospital after accident near Lake Nacimiento

A dirt bike rider was airlifted to a hospital after an accident near Lake Nacimiento on Saturday, the California Highway Patrol said.

The accident happened in a “remote location” near the lime quarry south of the lake, the CHP said in a Facebook post. The person, whose gender was not specified, was riding a dirt bike when they came up short on a jump and crashed, breaking multiple bones.

Because the accident happened in such a remote spot, the rider had to be taken to the helicopter while lying in the bed of a pickup truck.

“Thankfully, the flight to the hospital was quick and easy,” read the Facebook post.

This story was originally published May 29, 2017 at 6:31 PM with the headline "Dirt bike rider airlifted to hospital after accident near Lake Nacimiento."