Laconia Woman Seriously Injured in Snowmobile Crash.
Woman collides with a bridge in Northern Indian Stream.
Pittsburg, NH - In the mid-afternoon of Sunday, March 4, 2018, a woman sustained serious injuries
after crashing a snowmobile she was operating in the Northern Indian Stream area.
At approximately 4:00 PM, a snowmobile operated by Ashley Riopel, 29, of Laconia, NH collided with a
bridge when she lost control while navigating a turn. Members of her riding party assisted her back to
Deer Mountain Campground in Pittsburg. While transporting Riopel, they made contact with a groomer
operator who subsequently made an emergency call to 911.
Upon receiving word of the incident, Pittsburg Fire Department and 45th Parallel EMS to Deer Mountain
Campground on US Route 3 where she was awaiting assistance. Due to the severity of her injury she was
ultimately transported to Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center in Lebanon for further evaluation and
treatment.
Posted 3/5/18
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