Woman, 4-year-old child injured after WI snowmobile crash

PIERCE COUNTY, Wis. (FOX 9) - A woman was airlifted to the hospital, and a 4-year-old child was taken via ambulance after a snowmobile crash in Pierce County, Wis., on Friday.

Authorities say they were notified of a snowmobile crash with injuries at a home in Gilman Township just after 7:20 p.m.

A news release from the Pierce County Sheriff's Office said that a 35-year-old woman from Spring Valley, Wis., lost control of a 2005 Polaris 500 she was riding in a field. A 4-year-old child was also on the snowmobile.

Authorities say the child was taken by ambulance to Regions Hospital in St. Paul, while the woman was taken by a Life Link helicopter. The extent of their injuries is "undetermined" according to the sheriff's office news release.

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