A woman from Mankato, Minnesota and a man from Golden Valley, Minnesota were injured when the snowmobile they were riding crashed into a tree.
On Tuesday, February 18, 2020, at 10:05 a.m., the Cook County Sheriff ’s Office received a 911 call from a female party that stated the snowmobile she was on crashed into a tree.
Courtney Sater, 27, from Mankato, Minnesota, was the passenger on the sled, Mathew Udey, 41, from Golden Valley, Minnesota, was the operator.
The driver stated they were traveling around 30 mph when they were rounding a corner and ascending a hill; the driver realized he was carrying too much speed and went to apply the brake, but instead pressed the throttle, propelling the machine off the trail and into a tree.
Both Udey and Sater were ejected off the machine. They were taken to North Shore Health via ambulance. Mathew Udey was later transported via Life Link 3 to Duluth, while Courtney Sater was transported to Duluth via ambulance. Both parties suffered serious but non-life-threatening injuries.
The accident occurred on the North Shore State Trail near Blueberry Lake. They were riding a 2020 Ski-Doo GT900 that was rented from a local business.
Responding to the accident were Cook County Sheriff ’s Deputies, Cook County Search and Rescue, Cook County Ridge Riders, Snowmobile Club Groomer, Cook County Ambulance, Grand Marais First Responders, Minnesota State Trooper, Minnesota Conservation Officers, Life Link 3, and U.S. Border Patrol Agents.
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