Massachusetts Man Sustains Several Injuries in Newbury Snowmobile Accident

A Monday evening snowmobile crash on Lake Sunapee landed a Massachusetts man in New London Hospital.

According to a press release from the New Hampshire Fish and Game Department, authorities were notified of a snowmobile accident on Lake Sunapee in Newbury at approximately 5:30 PM on March 1st.

Reportedly, the operator, 19-year-old Ian McCaffrey of Arlington, MA, was traversing the ice on his snowmobile when he struck a “pressure ridge” and was tossed from his vehicle. At the time of the accident, McCaffrey was wearing a helmet. He sustained multiple non-life threatening injuries in the crash.

He was able to find a nearby citizen on the lake who transported him to New London Hospital to be treated for his wounds.

No further information regarding the incident has been released at this time. 

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