PORTLAND, Ore. ( KOIN ) — A 14-year-old snowmobiler from Lake Oswego was airlifted to a hospital in Bend after colliding with a tree Saturday afternoon, the Deschutes County Search & Rescue Foundation said.
The crash happened near Elk Lake Loop shortly before 4 p.m. when the girl went off-trail and hit the tree. Nine search-and-rescue volunteers went to the scene and had to clear a spot on a nearby trail for the AirLink helicopter to land.
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The teen, who briefly lost consciousness, was stabilized by paramedics and nurses at the scene before they took her by “Snowbulance” more than a mile to the helicopter, officials said.
Nearly three hours after the crash, the teen was put on the helicopter and taken to St. Charles Medical Center in Bend.
No further information is available at this time…