A missing person’s report in Sun Lakes, Arizona, became an accident report a day after it came in. The body of James Wells, 67, was discovered by the authorities on Wednesday, May 6th, near a crashed bike.
The Maricopa County Sheriff’s officials said that the deceased’s body was found near a canal south of Sun Lakes. They believe Wells died from a bike accident, and they do not suspect foul play was involved in any way.
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Family members revealed that the deceased liked to take his bike out at night to avoid the heat. On Monday, May 4th, Wells did the same thing and went riding in the San Tan Mountain area. When he didn’t come home that night, and the next morning, Tuesday, May 5th, his family filed a missing person’s report.
The investigators pronounced the man dead at the scene. There is no additional information at this time, and the police are investigating to piece together what went wrong.
Bike riding is a recreational activity that several people engage in, but it sometimes leads to injuries that end fatally. The common causes of bike crashes are bad decisions by the riders, gravity, and unforeseen problems on the road they are riding on.
Accident reports show that the common wounds that can lead to death include head trauma and brain injury, and internal organ damage. Other less severe injuries are fractured hands or wrists, fractured forearm, concussion, and a broken shoulder or clavicle.
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