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DIAMOND LAKE: A Cottage Grove teen was injured Sunday when the snowmobile she was riding near Diamond Lake crashed into a tree.
Kyrstin L. Needham, 13, was driving a snowmobile on a trail with her parents at 1:54 p.m. around Highway 138 near Milepost 83 when the accident occurred.
When the snowmobile struck the tree, Needham hit the handlebars and then a snow bank, according to the Douglas County Sheriff's Office.
She was airlifted by a Mercy Flights helicopter to a hospital in Eugene for chest, neck and back injuries. Her condition was unavailable this morning.
Chemult Ambulance, Diamond Lake Resort employees and Air Life also responded.
Kyrstin L. Needham, 13, was driving a snowmobile on a trail with her parents at 1:54 p.m. around Highway 138 near Milepost 83 when the accident occurred.
When the snowmobile struck the tree, Needham hit the handlebars and then a snow bank, according to the Douglas County Sheriff's Office.
She was airlifted by a Mercy Flights helicopter to a hospital in Eugene for chest, neck and back injuries. Her condition was unavailable this morning.
Chemult Ambulance, Diamond Lake Resort employees and Air Life also responded.
