UMATILLA COUNTY â Umatilla County Sheriff's Office rescued a man injured in a snowmobile crash in a remote area on Sunday, Jan. 10.
According to a news release from the sheriff's office, dispatch received a 911 call at about 1 p.m. reporting a snowmobiler had been injured during a crash on U.S. Forest Service 31 Road about 1 mile north of Ruckel Junction. Deputy Rowan Hayes responded and discovered a 56-year-old male had been thrown from his snowmobile, which had landed on top of him after he tried to navigate an embankment.
"The patient was experiencing significant pain in his chest and left side, causing concerns with moving him," the release stated. "Deputy Hayes and other snowmobilers on scene covered the patient with rescue tarps and blankets to maintain body temperature."