A 15-year-old boy from Maine was injured Saturday after driving a snowmobile off a bridge in Pittsburg, New Hampshire, officials said.
New Hampshire Fish and Game conservation officers responded to a call that a snowmobile had crashed off a bridge on Perry Stream Road shortly after 1 p.m., the department said in a written statement.
Officers found and evaluated the youth at the scene of the crash before placing him onto a backboard and carrying him onto a rescue snowmobile. Crews took him by ambulance to the Upper Connecticut Valley Hospital in Colebrook.
“Due to the extent of his injuries, he was ultimately transported to Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center by (Dartmouth Hitchcock Advanced Response Team) helicopter for further evaluation,” the department said.
The crash remains under investigation, but officials believe inexperience, inattention and speed are the leading factors. Conservation officer Austin Valladares said in a phone call Tuesday afternoon that the bridge’s condition did not appear to be bad that day, but an “event” before the crash is likely to have contributed.
Valladares said he did not have an update on the boy’s condition. The teen was taken by helicopter to the hospital as a preventative measure because he expressed he had some pain in his torso, though it was hard to tell how injured he was, Valladares said.
Staff Writer Morgan Womack contributed to this report.
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