Snowmobile accidents leads to injury, helicopter transportation

    According to a press release from Chelan County Sheriff's office, a 39 year old male, Benjamin Hayden, suffered an injury after an afternoon snowmobile accident on February 15. The accident occurred near Sugarloaf Lookout and about 12 miles north of Leavenworth.
    Hayden's snowmobile got stuck in the snow and he was attempting to free the snowmobile for two hours and had suffered a fractured lower leg in the meantime. At 12:45 p.m., Deputy Mike McLeod and USFS Law Enforcement Officer Mike Kujala, who were on a routine snowmobile patrol, tried to help Hayden - while they were stabilizing Hayden's leg, he fell unconscious and unresponsive. A Life Flight helicopter transported Hayden at 2:30 p.m. to Central Washington Hospital in Wenatchee.