Monday, March 12, 2012

Youth Injured Snowmobiling on Falcon Lake

A 15 year old youth had to be taken to hospital in Winnipeg following a snowmobile accident on Falcon Lake.

The RCMP say the incident took place yesterday afternoon around 5:00, when four sledders were travelling north of the groomed trail.

One of the riders drove over an elevated ice ridge and flipped his snowmachine.

He was thrown from his sled and suffered unspecified injuries.

Emergency service personnel were contacted and the youth from Steinbach was airlifted to hospital, where he's recovering.

Police say alcohol was not a factor in the accident.