Three ATV crashes at St. Anthony Sand Dunes

ST. ANTHONY – Three different ATV wrecks astatine nan St. Anthony Sand Dunes this play are keeping first responders busy.

Fremont County Sheriff’s Office Chief Deputy Bart Quayle reported nan first incident occurred astatine 11:08 a.m. connected Saturday astatine Egin Lake. One antheral was injured connected his correct broadside but was conscious and breathing.

A 2nd wreck followed astatine 2:35 p.m. astatine nan St. Anthony Sand Dunes. The incident came successful arsenic an emergency clang telephone connected nan app. Deputies connected nan segment investigated nan crash, but specifications are not disposable astatine this time.

Deputies and EMS unit responded to a 3rd clang erstwhile an ATV rolled astatine nan dunes Sunday greeting astatine 10:20 a.m.

A antheral individual successful nan ATV “lost consciousness, regained consciousness, and nan study was he was bleeding from his receptor and head,” Quayle reported.

While nan spike successful crashes is not different during a holiday, Quayle said that astir ATV incidents hap astir Memorial Day and nan Fourth of July erstwhile nan sands are shifting and riders are still adjusting to a play of riding connected nan dunes.

He recommends ever wearing a helmet, utilizing flags and “knowing your surroundings.”

“Always thrust to your capacity and cognize your capability,” he said.