A close shave: Ash's story

Among the vast expanse of Mahanewo, a remote sheep station more than 400 kilometres north of Adelaide, owner and sixth-generation farmer Ash Williams set off for a day of mustering.

About 25 kilometres from the station’s homestead, unforgiving dirt track sent Ash flying from his motorbike, knocking him unconscious.

“It appeared I’d hit a rock and it launched me onto the ground,” Ash said.

“The next thing I remember was waking up in a daze. It took me a good 30 seconds to realise where I was and that I’d even been on a bike.”

As the adrenaline and shock waned, the pain came. Struggling for breath, he slumped under a nearby tree.

“I tried to pick the bike up and I physically couldn’t move it. At that point, I realised something wasn’t quite right,” he said.

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