7-year-old boy ejected from snowmobile

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By Dispatch staff report

February 28, 2022 07:18 PM

ELMDALE — A 7-year-old Royalton boy was injured Saturday, Feb. 26, after he was ejected from his snowmobile along Highway 238 in Morrison County.

The Morrison County Sheriff’s Office responded to the crash, reported at 12:05 p.m. in Elmdale Township east of 90th Avenue, approximately 1 mile east of Elmdale. According to the report, the boy was westbound in the ditch along the highway. The boy’s Polaris snowmobile hit a driveway approach, causing him to be thrown from the machine.

The boy was transported to CHI-St. Gabriel’s Hospital in Little Falls by Mayo Clinic Ambulance with a broken arm. The boy’s parents were riding with him on separate snowmobiles when the incident occurred, according to the sheriff’s office.

Also assisting at the scene was the Upsala First Response Team.

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By Dispatch staff report

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