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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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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.