(Spencer)– A Spencer teen injured Tuesday evening in a snowmobile accident remains hospitalized today (Wed.) in Sioux Falls.
18-year-old Nathan Wise of Spencer sustained a head injury in the mishap. He’s listed in fair condition at Avera-McKennan Hospital in Sioux Falls.
Authorities aren’t sure what time the mishap took place. They learned about it through a phone call from the Emergency Room at Spencer Hospital. A hospital employee reported they had admitted a person who was unresponsive as the result of a snowmobile accident. Police received the call around 11:30 p.m.
Wise was found by two passersby who took him to the hospital. From there he was transferred to Sioux Falls.
Spencer police say the sled struck a utility pole in the vicinity of 10th Avenue East and East Park Street as it was travelling southbound.
The crash remains under investigation.
(Story from Danielle Hitchings of sister station KDWD Hot 100 in Spencer.).
