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St. Louis County Sheriff's Office News Release

Sheriff's Office • 100 North Fifth Avenue West • Duluth, MN 55802
Phone: (218) 726-2340 • www.stlouiscountymn.gov

Gordon Ramsay
Sheriff

Incident Date: 3/25/23

Incident Time: 2:56 PM 

Incident location: Voyageur Trail approximately 3 mi SE of Ash River, Unorganized Township 68-19

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Name: Scot Shaft

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Age: 63

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Address: Burnsville, MN

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Incident Summary: On 3/25/23, at approximately 3:00 PM, first responders were dispatched to the Ash River Trail Resort related to a report of a patient who had been involved in a snowmobile accident. The snowmobile operator, Shaft, had been driving his snowmobile in a convoy on the Voyageur Trail approximately 3 miles SE of the Ash River. As Shaft navigated a turn, his snowmobile struck a rock, throwing Shaft from the snowmobile. Members of the convoy were able to transport Shaft to the Ash River Resort to await medical attention. Shaft was transported by LifeLink to Essentia Health- St. Mary's Medical Center in Duluth with non-life threatening injuries.

Assisting agencies: Kabetogama 1st responders, IFalls Ambulance

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Authority: St. Louis County Sheriff Office

Date:       3/25/23                                                   Time: 6:10 PM

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