Biker dies in Golden Bay crash

Golden Bay’s mountainbiking community is ‘‘reeling’’ after a man died in a crash near Takaka.

Antoni Robert Langtry, from Feilding, was found by a member of the public on the Rameka Track about 2.30pm on Saturday. Despite attempts at CPR, the 52-year-old died at the scene.

It is not yet known what caused the crash. The death has been referred to the coroner. No other people were involved.

Golden Bay Mountain Bike Club acting president Chris Burtenshaw said the mountainbiking community was ‘‘reeling’’ in the wake of the crash.

‘‘We’re feeling pretty sad, and feeling for his family and sorry that the accident has happened, and condolences to the family and friends.’’

Langtry had been riding a lower section of the track, on a stretch of trail called The Klicks. Burtenshaw said members of the mountainbike club were among the first people to find him.

He did not want to speculate if any medical conditions were involved. ‘‘To all intents and purposes, it looks like a crash.

‘‘People are trying to make sense of it. It’s not an area known to be dodgy or dangerous or hard. It’s just really unfortunate that it’s happened.’’

A police spokesman said a serious crash analyst went to the crash site to assist the coroner’s investigation.