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Man flown to hospital following Delta County snowmobile accident

DELTA COUNTY, MI--   A downstate man had to be airlifted to UPHS-Marquette following a snowmobile accident in Delta County. 

The Sheriff’s Office was called Wednesday around 5:40 p.m. to Trail #7 near Forest Road 2218. They say Kenneth Perrella, 67, of South Rockwood hit a dip in the trail and was ejected from his snowmobile.

Tri-Star EMS transported Perrella to a landing zone, where he was picked up by Valley Med Flight and taken to the hospital in Marquette.

The crash remains under investigation.

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Nicole was born near Detroit but has lived in the U.P. most of her life. She graduated from Marquette Senior High School and attended Michigan State and Northern Michigan Universities, graduating from NMU in 1993 with a degree in English.