Snowmobile crash injures one, day trails open

Snowmobile trails in zone 5 in Fond du Lac County were only open for a couple hours Monday, December 15th, 2025, when a crash was reported.

At approximately 12:45p.m., the Fond du Lac County Sheriff’s Office Communications Center received a call of a single snowmobile crash on a snowmobile trail that was located 0.65 miles east of the intersection of CTH Y and Vielbig Rd., located in the Township of Oakfield. Deputies from the Fond du Lac County Sheriff’s Office along with Oakfield Fire Department / First Responders and Lifestar Ambulance Service responded to the scene. The crash was called in by the operator of the snowmobile.

Oakfield Fire Department utilized their UTV to locate and transport the operator back to the roadway. Lamartine Fire Department was also requested to assist with their UTV. Due to the injuries sustained by the operator, Flight for Life was requested to the scene. The operator was flown to ThedaCare Regional Medical Center – Neenah with serious but non-life-threatening injuries.

Through investigation, it was determined that the operator and lone occupant of the snowmobile, a 69-year-old Fond du Lac man, was riding on the snowmobile trail when he failed to negotiate a left-hand curve resulting in the snowmobile striking a tree. The operator was thrown approximately 30ft from the snowmobile. He was wearing a helmet and chest protector. Speed is believed to be a factor in the crash.

The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources assisted at the scene.