ODNRA ATV Fatality, Aug. 13

CCSO release – On Tuesday, August 11, 2020 at about 3:15 PM, the Coos County Sheriff’s Office, Hauser Fire Department and Bay Cities Ambulance responded to a report of an injury accident on razorback Hill in the Oregon Dunes National Recreation Area (ODNRA). The accident occurred when the operator, Dustin DelCarlo, age 51, of Fort Jones California, was riding a Yamaha dirt bike southbound on top of Razorback hill. It appears that he unexpectedly launched off the slip face of the dune landing approximately 60 feet on the downhill slope and crashing the motorcycle. It was reported he was unconscious for approximately 15 to 20 minutes. Hauser Fire Department and Bay Cities Ambulance arrived on scene and while transporting him off the sand began CPR. At approximately 4:22 PM he was pronounced deceased. DelCarlo was wearing a helmet and at this time there does not appear to be any indication of intoxication.