FORSYTH TOWNSHIP, MI-- A Menominee County man was injured in a snowmobile accident in Forsyth Township Wednesday.
Sheriff’s deputies were called around 12:30 p.m. to Trail 32 about two miles west of Trail 33. They say Christopher Beardsley, 25, of Wallace was westbound when he failed to negotiate a curve. When he saw he was going to collide with a tree Beardsley jumped off the snowmobile and his right leg struck a tree.
A passing trail groomer found Beardsley and took him to County Road 557, where he was met by deputies, fire personnel, and EMS He was taken to UPHS-Marquette for treatment.
Officials say speed and alcohol are not believed to be factors in the accident.
