Boulder bicyclist hospitalized after leg impaled

Posted: 05.02.2012 at 4:40 PM

BOULDER, COLO. (AP) -- A 22-year-old woman has been hospitalized after her leg was impaled on a bicycle when she fell.

The Boulder County Sheriff's Office said Dori Bland was biking Tuesday with friends when she fell and part of her damaged bike impaled her upper leg.

The accident happened on Betasso Preserve Open Space.

Authorities say the search and evacuation took about two hours.

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