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Lake Almanor Woman Suffers Fatal Injuries in Swain Mountain Snowmobile Accident

A 58-year old Lake Almanor woman was killed Saturday when the snowmobile she was operating struck a tree in the Swain Mountain Snowmobile Park north of Westwood.

The first report of the accident came to the Lassen County Sheriff’s Office about 1:30p.m. in a call from the International Emergency Response Coordination Center, a global Search and Rescue Coordination Center for Satellite Emergency Notification Devices.

“IERCC stated they were receiving emergency messages via a handheld GPS device that a female was injured and a helicopter was needed,” explains LCSO Lieutenant David Woginrich.

The GPS coordinates provided by IERCC placed the accident scene in the Swain Mountain Snowmobile Park, a remote area of Lassen County approximately ten miles north of Westwood.

Lassen County Sheriff’s Deputies and Westwood Fire personnel responded and an Enloe Care Flight helicopter from Chico, was dispatched to the scene.

“Forest Service roads leading to the accident scene required responding ground personnel to utilize tracked snow vehicles due to the large amount of snow accumulation in the area,” said Woginrich.

“Upon their arrival, the female involved in the snowmobile accident was found to be deceased.”

The accident victim was identified by the LCSO as Rhonda Noall.

“The Lassen County Sheriff’s Office would like to offer sincerest condolences to the family and friends of the deceased.”

Jeremy Couso
Jeremy Couso
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