Woman injured during annual bike rally

THE trip of a woman who took part in the Live to Ride motorcycle club’s annual Fish Eagle Rally ended on Thursday in the Swakopmund Cottage MediClinic where she was still receiving high care yesterday.

Hester Visser (47) from Vredendal, South Africa, her husband, son and a friend opted to take the Khomas Hochland road from Windhoek to Walvis Bay for the club’s gathering at the town. Visser and her son continued on this route after her husband and friend turned back because they decided that their motorcycles were not suited for the particular road.At around 17h00, when they were approximately 140 kilometres from Swakopmund, Visser fell and sustained internal injuries and brain damage.She was dragged out of the road by her son, who pitched a tent and waited for help.Some three hours later, they were found by a farmer who passed by.He had to drive more than 50 kilometres to reach an area with cellphone reception, from where he phoned his wife who contacted International SOS in Swakopmund.The rescue team arrived on the scene at around 23h00, where they stabilised Visser and took her to hospital.Visser and her son continued on this route after her husband and friend turned back because they decided that their motorcycles were not suited for the particular road.At around 17h00, when they were approximately 140 kilometres from Swakopmund, Visser fell and sustained internal injuries and brain damage.She was dragged out of the road by her son, who pitched a tent and waited for help.Some three hours later, they were found by a farmer who passed by.He had to drive more than 50 kilometres to reach an area with cellphone reception, from where he phoned his wife who contacted International SOS in Swakopmund.The rescue team arrived on the scene at around 23h00, where they stabilised Visser and took her to hospital.