That sucks: An American was killed after
he rolled off a road known as the "Highway of Death" in Bolivia this weekend. The road actually got its name over the years from the hundreds of people killed when the buses they were riding in rolled off the cliffs lining the road.
Kenneth Mitchell died Saturday after tumbling from his rented bicycle and falling down a 60-meter (200-foot) cliff, said Alistair Matthew, founder of Gravity Assisted Mountain Biking, the La Paz-based outfitter which led Mitchell's trip.
Mitchell is the 12th cyclist to die on the road in the last decade.
The cause of the accident was unknown. Mitchell's bike, left behind at the cliff's edge, was still in perfect working order, Matthew said.
Not exactly a good advertisement for the outfitter he was riding with, which, if you didn't notice, is named Gravity Assisted Mountain Biking.
We're a couple days late on this, but our crack reporters were out for the weekend. Before we present you with the latest in media hysteria, let us remind you that you have a better chance of winning the lottery than being eaten by a shark. Though, perhaps swimming in the same general vicinity where this poor guy was chomped, might not be the best idea. Continuing with the lottery analogy, guy was just unlucky to win the wrong one. Read about the 
