65-year-old woman injured in snowmobile rollover on Voyaguer Link Trail

Emergency crews responded to a single-snowmobile rollover about seven miles west of Crane Lake after a 65-year-old woman struck an ice patch and was thrown when her machine rolled, authorities said. First responders were dispatched to the scene, according to the St. Louis County Sheriff’s Office.

Deputies say the woman hit an ice patch, causing her snowmobile to roll. Emergency responders were called around 12:55 p.m. to the Voyager Link Trail, according to regional reporting that cites the sheriff’s office. She was taken by Orr ambulance to Cook Hospital with injuries believed to be non-life-threatening. The crash remains under investigation by the St. Louis County Sheriff’s Office.

Details about the calendar day and the trail’s official spelling vary across reports. One account described the incident as occurring Monday afternoon, a local broadcaster described it as Tuesday afternoon and included a 12:55 p.m. call time, and an image posted to a news outlet’s social feed carries a February 10 photo date. Some reports spell the trail name as Voyaguer Link Trail while others use Voyager Link Trail. Those discrepancies have not been resolved in public releases; the sheriff’s office is the primary source for the official timeline and scene details.

The crash adds to a recent cluster of serious snowmobile incidents in the Crane Lake region this winter, though investigators say they are distinct events. Separate crashes reported earlier this month included a February 3 sideswipe collision on the Arrowhead State Snowmobile Trail north of Orr that resulted in the death of 57-year-old David Iverson of New Prague, and a night crash in Crane Lake Township in which a 72-year-old man from Glenville veered off the trail and struck a tree and was pronounced dead. Those incidents involved different mechanisms, times and outcomes and are under separate investigations.

Beyond the immediate human toll, these events have public health and community implications for St. Louis County. Remote trails can delay access to definitive medical care, and icy conditions and variable trail maintenance increase risk for riders. Cook Hospital and local ambulance services such as Orr ambulance provide critical trauma response for northern residents, but rural distances and winter conditions complicate timely transport and treatment.

Local authorities continue to investigate the recent rollover and have not released the injured woman’s name. Residents and people who use area trails should monitor official updates from the St. Louis County Sheriff’s Office and the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources for trail conditions and safety notices. The investigation’s findings will be important for informing trail management, public safety messaging and emergency preparedness across northern St. Louis County.