Death of freestyle motocross rider remains shrouded in mystery

The recent cause of death of freestyle motocrosser Mike Cinqmars remains a mystery after a coroners autopsy failed to determine what killed the 31-year-old at his Californian home on December 11.

Cinqmars was found unconscious at his home on December 11 and taken to hospital but he died later that day. It was the final twist to a tragic story which saw the 1999 X-Games runner-up paralysed after breaking his back in 2001.

According to the local newspaper his sister Cassey Fisher explained he had become depressed since the accident.

She said: “There was nothing he could do in the industry. He couldn’t ride again and he was struggling and he was down and out.

“He struggled with the fact that he was this rising star and suddenly he couldn’t ride anymore.”

According to the report in the Victorville Daily Press, Cinqmars’ had been taken to the hospital after he had lost consciousness the day before he died.

Investigations into the cause of Cinqmars death are continuing.