Airborne ATV kills woman at Oregon Dunes
File photo of ATV rider on Oregon Coast By KPIC.com staffWINCHESTER BAY, Ore. - A 19-year-old woman watching an organized ATV jumping event was hit by an airborne ATV and killed Saturday. MultimediaRelated ContentEllie Jean Powell, 19, of Olympia, Wash., died at the scene from her injuries. Powell had been watching an organized ATV jumping event at thge Oregon Dunes National Recreation Area when she ran into the path of an airborne ATV, according to the Douglas County Sheriff's Office. The crash took place on the back side of Banshee Hills. "People there at the scene immediately began C.P.R., deputies responded, E.M.T.'s responded," said Douglas County Sheriff Deputy Dwes Hutson. "Unfortunately the young lady died there at the scene as a result of the collision." The ATV rider, Jonathan Shonk, 21, of Rogue River, Ore., not injured. He was aboard a 2007 Suzuki 400 Quad. The collision caused severe injuries to Powell. Sheriff's deputies gave her CPR until paramedics arrived, but Powell died at the scene. Hutson says they are still investigating. "My understanding is they had flaggers in place, they were legal in that respect, they were doing things properly," said Hutson. "It was just an unfortunate accident, I guess." |
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