ELGIN â The Elgin Rural Fire Protection District and other fire departments in Union County responded late Tuesday, May 4, 2021, to a house fire at 196 S. 11th Ave., Elgin. The Observer is working to obtain more information about what happened.
UMATILLA COUNTY â Umatilla County Sheriffâs Office rescued a man injured in a snowmobile accident in a remote area on Sunday, Jan. 10.
According to a news release from the sheriffâs office, dispatch received a 911 call at about 1 p.m. reporting a snowmobiler had been injured during a crash on USFS 31 Road about 1 mile north of Ruckel Junction. Deputy Hayes responded and discovered a 56-year-old male who was not named in the news release had been thrown from his snowmobile, which had landed on top of him after he tried to navigate an embankment.
âThe patient was experiencing significant pain in his chest and left side, causing concerns with moving him,â the release stated. âDeputy Hayes and other snowmobilers on scene covered the patient with rescue tarps and blankets to maintain body temperature.â
Rescue crews, witnesses work together to save snowmobiler after crash
UMATILLA COUNTY, Oregon (KPTV) It took a team effort to rescue a snowmobiler after a crash in Umatilla County.
The sheriff’s office was notified about the crash at 1 p.m. Sunday. A 56-year-old man was thrown from his snowmobile while navigating an embankment. The snowmobile then landed on top of him.
It happened on U.S. Forest Service Road 31, about one mile north of Ruckel Junction.
Deputies said ambulances were only able to get within nine miles of the crash site, “and transporting the patient across the rugged terrain was not the best option.”