News and Opinion from Sisters, Oregon
News and Opinion from Sisters, Oregon
Gale Oliver Bearden, 46, of Sisters, was killed on Wednesday, July 23, when the all-terrain vehicle he was riding rolled over on him.
According to the Deschutes County Sheriff's Department, Bearden and passenger Mildred Larabee were riding up an incline near Fryrear Butte when the ATV began to lose power.
Larabee leaped from the ATV as it began to roll backwards; the ATV then rolled over once on Bearden.
Larabee applied a tourniquet to Bearden's leg, then ran for the nearest help, three-quarters of a mile away.
She contacted three members of the Vavrinec family, who returned with the passenger to the accident scene where they began performing CPR on Bearden.
Personnel from the Cloverdale Fire District arrived and took over CPR as they transported Bearden by four-wheel-drive to an ambulance.
According to Sisters-Camp Sherman Rural Fire Protection District Chief Don Mouser, Bearden was dead by the time Sisters medics arrived on the scene.
According to the Deschutes County Sheriff's Department, the accident remains under investigation.
Jim Cornelius is editor in chief of The Nugget and author of “Warriors of the Wildlands: True Tales of the Frontier Partisans.” A history buff, he explores frontier history across three centuries and several continents on his podcast, The Frontier Partisans. For more information visit www.frontierpartisans.com.
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