A Lake Kabetogama woman was seriously injured when her snowmobile struck a tree in northern St. Louis County on Monday.
The St. Louis County Sheriff's Office said Vivian Kec, 57, was one of eight people operating snowmobiles on the Arrowhead Snowmobile Trail about 10 miles north of Cook just after noon when she failed to negotiate a curve and the snowmobile hit a tree.
Kec was taken to Essentia Health-St. Mary's Medical Center in Duluth by a Life Link III helicopter and was listed in serious condition on Monday evening. She was wearing a helmet when the accident occurred, and alcohol was not a factor, according to the Sheriff's Office.
The St. Louis County Volunteer Rescue Squad, Cook Fire and Ambulance and Virginia Ambulance also responded to the accident.
