ONTONAGON COUNTY, MI-- Two people have been injured in snowmobile accidents in Ontonagon County.
The Sheriff’s Office says the first happened Tuesday around 11:15 a.m. on Trail #13 near Kangas Road in Greenland Township. Randy Thayer of Lansing left the trail to climb a hill when he turned to the right and lost control of the snowmobile. It rolled over and ejected Thayer.
The second accident happened the same day around 5:30 p.m. Officials say Phillip Yerty of Imlay City was operating on Trail #12 near Stimac Road in Ontonagon Township. His sled left the trail and struck a series of small trees. Yerty was thrown from the snowmobile.
Both men were taken to Aspirus Ontonagon Hospital for treatment of their injuries.
