Sheriff's Office • 100 North Fifth Avenue West • Duluth, MN 55802
Phone: (218) 726-2340 • www.stlouiscountymn.gov
Gordon Ramsay
Sheriff
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Date:10/3/25
Media Contact: Division Commander Nate Skelton
(218) 471-7167
On 10/3/25 at approximately 1449 hours, the St. Louis County Sheriff's office received a report of a one vehicle rollover in the 1500 blk of the Echo Trail near the City of Ely. Bystanders reported hearing a crash and witnesses seeing a vehicle nearly run another off the roadway and careened into the ditch striking some ledge rock before going airborne and rolling over. The vehicle subsequently caught fire and with quick thinking and action by the bystanders the victim was safely removed from the vehicle before it became fulling involved by fire. The victim was treated for a head injury and was transported to the Ely Hospital and later airlifted to a Duluth Hospital. Extent of the injuries are unknown at this time. The victim was the lone occupant of the vehicle. The cause of the accident remains under investigation by the St. Louis County Sheriff's Office.
Assisting agencies:
Morse Fall Lake Fire Department and First Responders
Ely PD
Ely Ambulance
Lake County Sheriff's Office
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