Summit County snowmobiler critically injured after head-on collision with tree

A male snowmobiler was flown by medical helicopter to a Salt Lake City hospital after striking a tree head-on on Soapstone Road near Iron Mine Mountain, a sheriff’s report says. The rider sustained head injuries in the crash, according to the report.

Summit County Search and Rescue, county deputies and South Summit Fire District crews responded to the scene, the sheriff’s report lists. The reporting excerpt available to this newsroom was truncated and did not include the rider’s name, age, exact time of the crash or the name of the medevac provider. The incident occurred March 2, 2026, in Summit County, officials’ timelines indicate.

The Summit County crash is one of several recent snowmobile incidents in the region that required air transport. In northeastern Minnesota, the St. Louis County Sheriff’s Office says a 62-year-old woman from Shoreview was on the Arrowhead Trail near Orr Saturday afternoon when she struck a tree; deputies described her injuries as serious but non-life-threatening and said she was airlifted to a Twin Cities hospital for advanced care. On a separate St. Louis County trail, emergency crews were dispatched about 4:16 p.m. Saturday to Trail 51 west of Highway 53 near Canyon after a 58-year-old man from Faribault crested a hill, encountered an unoccupied, parked snowmobile and was thrown from his sled; the sheriff’s office news release says he sustained serious injuries and was later airlifted by Life Link.

In Oneida County, Wisconsin, the Oneida County Sheriff’s Office identified the injured rider in a Feb. 25 crash as Kenneth Jolin of Rhinelander. Dispatchers were notified about 10:14 p.m., the office said; deputies and fire crews found the rider not breathing and a second snowmobile operator, identified as Robert Baur (reported elsewhere as Robert Bauer), 60, performed CPR until emergency personnel arrived. Jolin was taken to Howard Young Medical Center and then flown by Medevac for additional treatment, and the sheriff’s office says the second operator was arrested on suspicion of operating a snowmobile while intoxicated. That crash remains under investigation.

The Summit County sheriff’s report did not offer information on contributing factors such as alcohol, speed or trail conditions. Summit County officials and the South Summit Fire District are listed as the on-scene agencies; the sheriff’s report is the source for the information released so far. The county sheriff’s office is the authoritative source for updates on the injured rider’s condition and any subsequent investigation or charges.