I am part of a Facebook group called "Toyota: Bring the 70 Series Land Cruiser and Diesels to the USA" and saw a post yesterday that was unreal. Not sure if it has been discussed here on our forum yet but I am reposting it just as a reminder to be safe when wheeling. I could not even recognize the vehicle from the first photo and had to read it was a Land Cruiser to continue looking. Very, very tragic circumstances.
From the post:
We're addressing this now before rumors start:
Two days ago, heartbreak struck when a vehicle traveling with us on the Lost River Expedition went over the edge in the mountains near Gunnison, Colorado. Without going into details, both Travis and Harley were ejected prior to the Land Cruiser coming to rest more than 600 feet below the road. We raced down a lower path and ran up the mountain to find our friends. Very tragically, Travis did not make it. Harley had head trauma, a shattered lower leg, and a compressed lung. DelRey Romero administered first aid and gave him oxygen until we were able to get him off the mountainside. Harley is in rough shape, but we’re so happy to report that he’s stable and awake at the hospital in Grand Junction, and will hopefully be flying back home to Washington tomorrow.
Feel free to share these pictures—as a reminder that tragedy can strike even when you’re having fun, and to please, please always be careful.
-Jerrod Jones
From the post:
We're addressing this now before rumors start:
Two days ago, heartbreak struck when a vehicle traveling with us on the Lost River Expedition went over the edge in the mountains near Gunnison, Colorado. Without going into details, both Travis and Harley were ejected prior to the Land Cruiser coming to rest more than 600 feet below the road. We raced down a lower path and ran up the mountain to find our friends. Very tragically, Travis did not make it. Harley had head trauma, a shattered lower leg, and a compressed lung. DelRey Romero administered first aid and gave him oxygen until we were able to get him off the mountainside. Harley is in rough shape, but we’re so happy to report that he’s stable and awake at the hospital in Grand Junction, and will hopefully be flying back home to Washington tomorrow.
Feel free to share these pictures—as a reminder that tragedy can strike even when you’re having fun, and to please, please always be careful.
-Jerrod Jones
