Crime & Safety
Hooksett Woman Seriously Injured In Snowmobile Accident In Berlin
A woman from Hooksett lost control of her snowmobile in Berlin falling to the Dead River below onto the ice causing serious injuries
BERLIN, NH - A 51-year-old from Hooksett, NH was injured Friday when her snowmobile fell onto the ice of the Dead River in Berlin.
911 received a call around 2:00 pm for help from a snowmobiling party that was located at a bridge next to Snowmobile Trail 108 in the vicinity of Pleasant Street. The caller advised that a member of his snowmobiling party had gone off the trail and fallen onto the river ice and was requesting assistance at the scene.
Berlin fire, police, and EMS responded to the scene. There they located the crash victim on river ice below a steep drop off. Crews were able to extract the victim from the scene, and she was subsequently taken by Berlin Ambulance to Androscoggin Valley Hospital for treatment of serious but non-life-threatening injuries.
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A New Hampshire Fish and Game Conservation Officer investigated the accident. Evidence at the scene indicated that the operator took a turn too wide on an ungroomed section of trail, causing her machine to go over a snow berm and onto the river.
The operator had limited snowmobiling experience and was riding a privately owned machine at the time of the crash. Her helmet was badly broken as a result of the crash, but certainly saved her from more serious injuries.
