David Colburn
CRANE LAKE- If someone had asked who was responsible for the beautiful sunny day at Crane Lake last Saturday, chances are good the reply would have been longtime community resident Sandy Bodkin.
Bodkin passed away in September 2019 at the age of 85, but her memory and joyful spirit were palpable as about 65 people gathered along Handberg Road on Saturday to dedicate a new emergency helicopter landing pad in her honor.
While some rural areas are close enough to a hospital that an ambulance can make the trip in the time it would take for a helicopter to arrive at the scene and transport a patient, that’s not the case in Crane Lake, which is 40 miles from the nearest hospital and 140 miles away from the nearest trauma center.
ATV crash injures driver and passenger
An Arctic Cat 500 ATV had been operating on a driveway when the driver made a sharp turn causing the machine to roll, ejecting the occupants off the machine and pinning them underneath it, authorities reported.
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Two women were injured when the all-terrain vehicle they were on crashed Saturday near Royalton.
PEQUOT LAKES Alcohol appears to be a factor in an all-terrain vehicle crash Saturday, May 8, in rural Pequot Lakes, the Cass County Sheriff’s Office reported.
Authorities were called at 7:34 p.m. to a report of a serious ATV crash with injuries near 17th Avenue Southwest in rural Pequot Lakes. Deputies and responders arrived on scene and learned that an Arctic Cat 500 ATV was operating on a driveway when the driver made a sharp turn, causing the machine to roll, ejecting the occupants off the machine and pinning them underneath it. An individual in the area heard the crash and was abl
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The dirt bike operator airlifted to Duluth hospital.
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EMILY A 28-year-old St. Cloud man suffered possible facial fractures when the dirt bike he was operating crashed Saturday, April 3, in Emily.
The Crow Wing County Sheriff’s Office was called at 3:27 p.m. to the crash on Lens Road in Ross Lake Township. Trenton Gilsrud, the operator, was transported via North Memorial Health Air Care to a hospital in Duluth.
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Citizens who stepped in to help individuals helped save the lives of two people last year. The sheriff s office thanked them this week for stepping in. 8:00 am, Jan. 22, 2021 ×
Julie Nesseth thanks Crow Wing County Sheriff Scott Goddard Wednesday, Jan. 20, who presented her with a public service award at the sheriff s office for calling 911 when she and her husband Michael heard someone yelling for help Oct. 3 near the Hesitation Wildlife Management Area in the Garrison Township. The 911 call helped save the life of the man, who was duck hunting when his boat overturned. Nesseth is pictured with her two sons Justin and Brandon Nesseth. Steve Kohls / Brainerd Dispatch