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In Memoriam: Fallen Stars of 2023
The BMX community is mourning the nonaccomplishment of 1 of their own.
Rider Pat Casey died connected June 6, according to the San Diego County Department of the Medical Examiner. He was 29 years old.
The aesculapian examiner's bureau noted that Pat had been at the Slayground Motocross Park successful Ramona, Calif., with friends earlier that day.
"The decedent was riding a motocross motorcycle erstwhile helium mislaid power and was ejected," the bureau noted connected its website. "Bystanders placed a 9-1-1 telephone and paramedics were dispatched. Upon accomplishment of paramedics, the decedent was pulseless and apneic and precocious cardiac beingness enactment measures were initiated. Despite lifesaving efforts, helium could not beryllium resuscitated and his decease was pronounced."
The San Diego County Sheriff's Department had besides confirmed that a man recently died astatine the motocross parkland pursuing an mishap but did not sanction the individual.
"Deputies recovered a 29-year-old antheral had crashed his motorcycle portion performing a leap connected the parkland ramps," a release from the section read. "Deputies and paramedics attempted life-saving measures. However, the antheral was pronounced deceased astatine the scene."
After Pat's death, his woman Chase Casey reposted respective societal media tributes to the athlete—who won the golden successful BMX Dirt astatine the 2021 X Games—on Instagram Stories. She also shared a picture of the mates lasting successful beforehand of the Eiffel Tower connected their caller travel to Paris with their kids Reid, 8, and Taytum, 7. Honoring her forever, Chase captioned it, "Mau loa baby."
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Pat's chap riders were among the galore to explicit their condolences.
"The satellite mislaid 1 of the baddest to ever bash it," nonrecreational BMX ungraded jumper and big of The Challenge TJ Lavin wrote connected Instagram June 7 alongside a throwback photograph of Pat. "I'm truthful atrocious for his woman and kids. @patcaseybmx will everlastingly beryllium remembered for the down to world sweetheart of a feline that helium was. #bmxfamily."
Added rider Tyler Fernengel underneath 1 of Pat's caller Instagram posts, "See you connected the different broadside my brother. Thank you for the years of love."
BMX pro Kieran Reilly besides expressed however helium couldn't judge helium was seeing this news. "Absolute legend, inspiration to truthful galore and each astir bully dude," helium wrote connected Instagram Stories. "Rest successful Peace Pat."
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