49 years old French Dakar rider Pascal Terry (192) has been found dead on the night of January 6th to 7th at 2:10 AM, stage 5 of the 2009 Dakar.
Officials said the rider was in a very hard-to-reach area in the middle of very dense bush-like vegetation 15m from his bike. He had taken his helmet off and had sought shade; he had food and water by him.
Terry was discovered early in the day and Argentine police have been investigating the scene in an attempt to determine whether the causes were natural. He was the 51st rider, back-up personnel or spectator to be killed since the first race in 1979.
‰ÛÏThe motorcyclist was found in an area that is very inaccessible with dense vegetation 15 metres from his bike,‰Û
