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The Worm · 03-05-2007, 02:59 PM

It would seem that this news article validates "Island Girl's" concern. Maybe the snowmobiler should not have been going so fast that he could not avoid the accident and fly 100ft through the air, however there is an obvious danger with hitting snow drifts and plow birms on a snowmobile.

Marblehead man hurt in snowmobile crash

Salem News
March 5, 2007

TUFTONBORO, N.H. (AP) - A Massachusetts snowmobiler landed in the hospital after a crash early yesterday that sent him flying more than 100 feet through the air over frozen Lake Winnipesaukee.

Richard Drew, 26, of Marblehead, was speeding across the lake around 2:30 a.m., when he hit a snowdrift and launched himself into the air, said Fish and Game Officer Mark Hensel. Drew landed 100 feet away, injuring his hip and suffering possible internal injuries. Drew was alone on the snowmobile.

-Worm

03-05-2007, 02:59 PM	#34
The Worm Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Posts: 41 Thanks: 1 Thanked 3 Times in 2 Posts	This Just In... It would seem that this news article validates "Island Girl's" concern. Maybe the snowmobiler should not have been going so fast that he could not avoid the accident and fly 100ft through the air, however there is an obvious danger with hitting snow drifts and plow birms on a snowmobile. Marblehead man hurt in snowmobile crash Salem News March 5, 2007 TUFTONBORO, N.H. (AP) - A Massachusetts snowmobiler landed in the hospital after a crash early yesterday that sent him flying more than 100 feet through the air over frozen Lake Winnipesaukee. Richard Drew, 26, of Marblehead, was speeding across the lake around 2:30 a.m., when he hit a snowdrift and launched himself into the air, said Fish and Game Officer Mark Hensel. Drew landed 100 feet away, injuring his hip and suffering possible internal injuries. Drew was alone on the snowmobile. -Worm