ATV crash injures St. Cloud youths

   Cass County Sheriff Tom Burch reports that on October 16th 2021 at 12:50 p.m., the Cass County Sheriff’s Office received a report of an ATV crash with injuries on the Bull Moose Trail, in Bull Moose Township, rural Backus, MN. Deputies and responders arrived and learned that a 2017 Honda ATV had left the trail, striking a tree. The driver of the machine, a juvenile female, age 14 of St. Cloud, MN was treated on scene and transported via helicopter to a St Cloud Hospital with serious injuries.  The passenger, a juvenile female, age 9 of St Cloud, MN, was treated on scene. The investigation indicated that helmets were not worn by either juvenile. 

   Assisting at the scene were Backus Responders & Fire, North Memorial Ambulance and North Memorial Air Care.