A motorcyclist reported missing Thursday morning was found dead along a remote road in East Contra Costa County, authorities said. Contra Costa sheriff’s deputies found 21-year-old Brentwood resident Ryan “Cole” Pagenkopp lying next to a Yamaha YZ250 dirt bike on a gravel road parallel to Orwood Road, a quarter-mile east of Bixler Road. He was declared dead at the scene.
Spokesman Jimmy Lee said the Sheriff’s Office got a call about 7:45 a.m. reporting that Pagenkopp did not return home from a Wednesday evening visit to the Orwood Resort. About 15 minutes after the call, deputies found his body a half-mile away from the business.
Early evidence suggests the rider died overnight after crashing into an access gate in the unincorporated area, said California Highway Patrol officer Tom Maguire. The circumstances of the crash are under investigation.
(reported by CC Times 7-21-11)
The family lives on the Brentwood/Discovery Bay border. Friends are planning a service. Please, feel free to leave comments here if you like for family and friends.
So sorry for your loss…
i was at orwood that day nd he was talkin to us that same before he left on his dirt bike Srry for the lost
Ryan Pagenkopp was an amazing person with a heart of gold. He had so much love for his family & was always sticking up for the underdog. So sad to lose such a soul. My condolences to his family.