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One man was killed and another injured after a snowmobile smashed through the ice and fell into the water of an area reservoir.
Shortly after the incident took place around 5:30 p.m., Monday, Feb. 1, in Orange County, Sergeant James Bodisch and Trooper Ryan Stutz responded to Reservoir Road in the town of Goshen for a report of a snowmobile accident with injuries, said Trooper Steven Nevel.
Upon arrival, Bodisch and Stutz found an individual in the woods. He was later identified as Richard Stetson, age 55, of Goshen.
Troopers immediately assessed the situation and with the assistance of EMS personnel, provided first aid and placed Stetson on a backboard, and transported him to a waiting ambulance, Nevel said.
Snowmobile through the ice: Orange County man dies, fellow rider survives
Updated Feb 02, 2021;
An Orange County man died in a snowmobile accident Monday after the sled he and another man were riding on broke through the ice on a local reservoir, according to State Police.
At about 5:30 p.m, State Police Sgt. James Bodisch and Trooper Ryan Stutz responded to Reservoir Road in the Town of Goshen for a report of a snowmobile accident with injuries.
When they arrived, they observed an individual in the woods. He was later identified as Richard Stetson, 55, of Goshen. Troopers assessed the situation and with the assistance of EMS personnel, provided first aid and placed Stetson on a backboard and transported him to a waiting ambulance.