Connecticut Man Thrown 20 Feet Into Ravine From His Rental Snowmobile

PITTSBURG, NH — A Connecticut man was seriously injured in a snowmobile crash Tuesday when he was thrown from his rental snowmobile and went into a ravine.

A New Hampshire Fish and Game Conservation Officer was notified of a snowmobile crash on Corridor Trail 20 in Pittsburg at about 4:30 p.m. An emergency response was initiated by Pittsburg Fire and Rescue and 45th Parallel EMS.

Conservation Officers say the 21-year-old operator was from East Haddam, CT. He was operating a rental snowmobile traveling east on Corridor Trail 20. He was unable to navigate a downhill left-hand turn in the trail and thrown from his snowmobile landing approximately 20 feet down into a ravine.

The man was placed onto a backboard and with the use of the Pittsburg Fire Department snowmobile winch he was hoisted back up the ravine. He was placed on a rescue sled and brought to an awaiting ambulance just a short distance down the trail.

The victim was transported to Upper Connecticut Valley Hospital in Colebrook by the 45th Parallel Ambulance for treatment of his injuries.

The investigation into the cause of the accident is still ongoing but inexperience appears to be the leading factor.