Participant dies of heart attack during offroad drive

deehunk · 31st August 2019, 22:34

A person died of heart attack during a Gypsy rally organised by Balehonnur Sports club in Chikmagalur district. The driver has been identified as 43 year old Kabbinahalli Aravind. The rally was organised in a Coffee Estate at Balehonnur. Mods, please merge this post if there is any related thread.

Source: https://kannada.oneindia.com/news/ch...ly-174860.html

V.Narayan · 1st September 2019, 06:48

43 is a rather young age to die of a cardiac arrest. Sad to hear this and feel sorry for his family. I hope the organizers won't get blamed in the typical blame game that sometimes unfolds. Clearly he had a medical situation brewing before this.

GTO · 2nd September 2019, 06:52

May God bless his soul. Sad.

Don't know what triggered this heart attack, but it should serve as a reminder to all of us while offroading (and otherwise) = don't push your body too much, be well hydrated and carry food along. 4-wheeling can involve a lot of walking & physical activity.

One reason I gave up offroading in April & May is that the heat zapped the hell out of me (no a/c in my Jeep). On some occasions, I've returned home completely drained.

raystriker · 2nd September 2019, 08:15

This is very saddening.

We should take this as a reminder to get ourselves checked from time to time, especially something as rough/exhilarating as off-roading or any motorsport in general.

Tejas@perioimpl · 10th September 2019, 13:42

RIP!

This is why I insist that basic first aid course is a must before any excursion - offroad or trekking where one will be in the wilderness. Maybe a life could have been saved.

In our group of off-roaders here in mumbai, everyone does a one year refresher first aid course.

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deehunk Senior - BHPian Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Bangalore Posts: 1,937 Thanked: 2,913 Times	Participant dies of heart attack during offroad drive A person died of heart attack during a Gypsy rally organised by Balehonnur Sports club in Chikmagalur district. The driver has been identified as 43 year old Kabbinahalli Aravind. The rally was organised in a Coffee Estate at Balehonnur. Mods, please merge this post if there is any related thread. Source: https://kannada.oneindia.com/news/ch...ly-174860.html Attached Thumbnails Last edited by deehunk : 31st August 2019 at 22:35.
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V.Narayan Distinguished - BHPian Join Date: Aug 2014 Location: Delhi-NCR Posts: 4,071 Thanked: 64,307 Times	re: Participant dies of heart attack during offroad drive 43 is a rather young age to die of a cardiac arrest. Sad to hear this and feel sorry for his family. I hope the organizers won't get blamed in the typical blame game that sometimes unfolds. Clearly he had a medical situation brewing before this. Last edited by moralfibre : 1st September 2019 at 08:12. Reason: Small typo
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GTO Team-BHP Support Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Bombay Posts: 70,534 Thanked: 300,737 Times View My Garage	Re: Participant dies of heart attack during offroad drive May God bless his soul. Sad. Don't know what triggered this heart attack, but it should serve as a reminder to all of us while offroading (and otherwise) = don't push your body too much, be well hydrated and carry food along. 4-wheeling can involve a lot of walking & physical activity. One reason I gave up offroading in April & May is that the heat zapped the hell out of me (no a/c in my Jeep). On some occasions, I've returned home completely drained.
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raystriker BHPian Join Date: Aug 2019 Location: New Delhi Posts: 147 Thanked: 346 Times	Re: Participant dies of heart attack during offroad drive This is very saddening. We should take this as a reminder to get ourselves checked from time to time, especially something as rough/exhilarating as off-roading or any motorsport in general.
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Tejas@perioimpl Distinguished - BHPian Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Bombay Posts: 4,423 Thanked: 9,582 Times View My Garage	Re: Participant dies of heart attack during offroad drive RIP! This is why I insist that basic first aid course is a must before any excursion - offroad or trekking where one will be in the wilderness. Maybe a life could have been saved. In our group of off-roaders here in mumbai, everyone does a one year refresher first aid course.
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