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Sunday, December 28, 2014Area:
Wausau-Rhinelander, WIA woman was riding in a line of three snowmobiles on Lake Mohawksin in Tomahawk on Sunday after midnight when she was ejected from the back of the first sled after the operator hit a bump. The second snowmobile then struck her while she was lying on the ice. The victime was transported to and pronounced dead at Sacred Heart Hospital in Tomahawk. We'll update this story as more information becomes available.
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Friday, December 26, 2014At about 6:00pm, Ketterling was driving a snowmobile on which Petrov was a passenger on Pack Saddle Pass Road when he took a turn at too high of a speed, departed the roadway, and struck a tree. Both men were thrown from the vehicle on impact, but while Petrov suffered a broken leg, Ketterling suffered critical injuries and died.
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Sunday, September 28, 2014Bradley Irish was riding a snowmobile on grass when it overturned and injured him. He was taken to a hospital with non-life-threatening injuries. He was not wearing a helmet at the time of the crash. Accident still under investigation.
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Saturday, April 26, 2014Area:
Anchorage, AKA 20-year-old northwest Alaska village resident has died in a snowmobile crash.
Alaska State Troopers say Jay Weyiouanna (wee-oh-WAN'-ah) of Shishmaref (SHISH'-mar-ef) died Sunday.
Witnesses tell troopers they saw Weyiouanna drive into a ditch and crash in the village 126 miles north of Nome.
He was alone on the machine.
The state medical examiner has scheduled an autopsy in Anchorage.
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Saturday, April 5, 2014A quick-thinking 9-year-old California boy is credited with saving his father after a snowmobile crash near Lake Tahoe.
J.T. Bierdneau was severely injured when his snowmobile trapped his leg over the weekend.
After the crash, 9-year-old Bode Bierdneau decided his only choice was to ride alone across miles of snow to get help. He admits being nervous and unsure of which direction to go.
Despite having no cellphone reception the fourth grader from Marin County stayed calm, riding until he found someone with an emergency radio.
From there he led rescuers to his dad.
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Thursday, April 3, 2014Area:
Minneapolis-St. Paul, MNA 57-year-old rural Red Wing man died Friday morning after the snowmobile he was driving collided with a pickup.
Delbert Hardy was pronounced dead at the scene, according to the Goodhue County Sheriff's Office.
According to a release from Sheriff Scott McNurlin, Hardy was entering Goodhue County Road 3 from the lawn of his home at 25465 County Road 3 when he was struck by an eastbound pickup. Hardy was wearing a helmet.
The pickup, which had a plow attached to the front, was driven by Duane Stemmann, 66, also of rural Red Wing. Stemmann wasn't injured, the release said.
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Tuesday, March 18, 2014State Fish & Game officials said a Lebanon man was injured in a snowmobile accident, and subsequently arrested and charged with aggravated driving while intoxicated.
According to authorities, Kevin Bailey was riding his snowmobile on the Northern Rail Trail in Enfield when he came upon a woman walking her dog. Bailey swerved to avoid the woman and her pet, and veered off the trail, crashing into a tree and suffering minor injuries.
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Saturday, March 15, 2014A Massachusetts man has been injured in a snowmobile accident in New Hampshire.
Fish and Game officers say 49-year-old Eric Mueller of Wales, Mass., lost control of the machine while going over a piece of uneven terrain at the Owl’s nest Golf Course in Campton on Sunday afternoon and was ejected.
Mueller was taken to a hospital with injuries to his torso. His condition wasn’t immediately known.
Fish and Game officer say it appears that operator inattention was a contributing factor in the accident.
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Friday, March 14, 2014Area:
Boston, MAA New Hampshire man has died in an early morning snowmobile crash in Barnstead.
Authorities say Aaron E. Brown of Dover was operating a snowmobile on private property at about 1:15 a.m. Saturday when he failed to negotiate a turn in a trail and collided with several trees. Brown was wearing a helmet.
Authorities say it appears that speed and alcohol may have contributed to the crash.
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Wednesday, March 12, 2014Area:
Billings, MTA snowmobiler died after he tried to jump a creek near Cooke City, Mont., and crashed.
Park County officials stated that the man crashed shortly after noon Thursday and that search and rescue members arrived within minutes. The man died at the scene after resuscitation efforts failed.
The coroner’s office will release the man’s name and hometown after his family is notified.